Intraoperative Radiation for Breast Cancer with Intrabeam™: Factors Associated with Decreased Operative Times in Patients Having IORT for Breast Cancer

Intraoperative Radiation for Breast Cancer with Intrabeam™: Factors Associated with Decreased Operative Times in Patients Having IORT for Breast Cancer

IntroductionIntraoperative radiation with Intrabeam™ (IORT) for breast cancer is a newer technology recently implemented into the operating room (OR). This procedure requires time and coordination between the surgeon and radiation oncologist, who both perform their treatments in a single operative s...

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Main Authors: Stephanie A. Valente, Alicia Fanning, Robyn A. Stewart, Sharon Grundfest, Rahul D. Tendulkar, Sheen Cherian, Chirag Shah, Chao Tu, Courtney Yanda, Diane Radford, Zahraa Al-Hilli, Stephen R. Grobmyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
intraoperative radiation therapy
surgery
operation
time
applicator
experience
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2017.00237/full

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