Intra-operative radiation therapy (IORT) IORT delivers a - TopicsExpress



          

Intra-operative radiation therapy (IORT) IORT delivers a concentrated dose of radiation therapy to a tumor bed during surgery. Advantages of IORT Typically, standard radiation therapy involves five days of treatment per week, for a total of five to six weeks for some patients. With IORT, radiation oncologists can deliver a similar dose of radiation in a single treatment session, while also preserving more healthy tissue. This helps to reduce side effects and the time spent going back and forth to the hospital for radiation treatments. IORT offers some of the following advantages: 1. Maximum effect 2. Spares healthy tissues and organs. 3. Shortened treatment times. Cancers in which IORT is being used: 1. bile duct cancer 2. brain cancer 3. breast cancer 4. cervical cancer 5. colorectal cancer 6. ovarian cancer 7. pancreatic cancer 8. soft tissue sarcoma
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 05:48:56 +0000

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