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Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
CE. Directed Reading Intraoperative Radiation Therapy Amber Criswell, AS, (T). Crystal Harris, AS, (T). Intraoperative Radiation After completing this article, the reader should be able to: Therapy (IORT) delivers a Explain the history of Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT). high dose of Radiation at the Discuss the purposes of and indications for IORT. time of surgery in 1 fraction vs Identify types of equipment and applicators used in IORT. a standard course of treatment Describe IORT protocols and treatment approaches for various treatment sites. over several weeks. This article List the benefits of IORT usage in Radiation Therapy and cancer care. discusses the types of IORT, I. clinical investigation of the effectiveness of IORT, and the ntraoperative Radiation Therapy approach. The technique has been future of IORT as a treatment (IORT) was first used in the treat- added to the treatment of many tumor option. Current research ment of endometrial cancer in 1905 sites, including the breast, cervix, findings regarding IORT by Comas and IORT adminis- prostate, brain, spine, skin, soft tissue, for breast, cervical, prostate, ters a high dose of ionizing Radiation to stomach, esophagus, gallbladder, pan- a targeted region of interest during sur- creas, rectum, and head and neck.
RADIATION THERAPIST, Spring 2017, Volume 26, Number 1 45 E Directed Reading This article is a Directed Reading. To earn continuing education credit for this article,
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