Energy and applicator size and shape used in over 800 intraoperative electron beam therapy fields.
Intraoperative radiotherapy is a treatment option for some patients with locally advanced malignancies. This report updates the Mayo Clinic experience in more than 800 patients by analyzing the use of electron energy and cone size and shape by disease site between 1981 and 1996.
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Department of Radiation Oncology and the Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.
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D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy / Q000295:instrumentation; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative