Intraoperative radiotherapy as an immediate adjuvant treatment of rectal cancer due to limited access to external-beam radiotherapy
Abstract Background Neoadjuvant external-beam radiotherapy (EBRT) with concomitant chemotherapy is the current standard-of-care for locally-advanced rectal cancer. Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) is to date only recommended for pelvic recurrences or incompletely resectable tumors. We here report...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Radiation Oncology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-020-1458-y |