title: Cost-effective, available-on-demand intraoperative radiation therapy.
abstract: At Loma Linda University Medical Center, intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) is used in selected cases, on an on-demand basis, in a cost-effective manner. Certain procedures and modifications are described which have enabled use of IORT on this basis.
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000191:economics*; D009873:Operating Rooms; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy / Q000191:economics* / Q000295:instrumentation; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000379:methods*