Intraoperative radiotherapy for breast cancer: Deceptively simple?

摘要

Dr. Ash and colleagues are to be commended for their thorough review of this emerging technology. Intra-opcrative radiotherapy (IC)RT) is an attractive method for delivering partial-breast irradiation, and it deserves serious consideration, the authors do a thorough job of examining the technical aspects required to implement a program. In addition, they are to be commended for treating all patients on protocol, as is appropriate for this experimental theraov.