Future Directions of Intraoperative Radiation Therapy: A Brief Review

The use of intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) is increasing with the development of new devices for patient treatment that allow irradiation without the need to move the patient from the surgical table. At the moment, ionizing radiation in the course of IORT is supported most often by the use o...

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Main Authors: Tatjana Paunesku, Gayle E. Woloschak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2017.00300/full