Using intraoperative radiation therapy--a case study.
The introduction of a mobile linear accelerator in the OR has made intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) more plausible. An IORT treatment can deliver a single high dose of radiation to a tumor or tumor bed after surgical resection or surgical exposure of high risk areas. This article details a case study in which IORT was used on a patient with sigmoid carcinoma and the procedure outcomes.
Domanovic
Mary Ann
MA
University Hospitals of Cleveland, USA.
Ouzidane
Malika
M
Ellis
Rod J
RJ
Kinsella
Timothy J
TJ
Beddar
A Sam
AS
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