Purpose In recent years, results with mature follow-up have been reported for several Phase
III trials randomizing women to receive whole breast irradiation (WBI) versus varying …

Purpose Brachytherapy is utilized in the treatment of many different malignancies; although
traditionally performed with low-dose-rate or high-dose-rate techniques, more recently …

This book provides a first comprehensive summary of the basic principles, instrumentation,
methods, and clinical applications of three-dimensional dosimetry in modern radiation …

Purpose Existing intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) techniques are criticized for the
lack of image guided treatment planning and energy deposition with, at times, poor resultant …

Accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) provides an attractive alternative to whole breast
irradiation (WBI) through normal tissue radiation exposure and reduced treatment duration …

Introduction Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) is an alternative to whole breast
radiation following breast conserving surgery. Conventional breast IORT is limited by lack of …

Malignant glioma is characterized by rapid tumor cell proliferation and high recurrence risk.
In terms of its treatment, the therapeutic effects of maximum resection and postoperative …

Purpose The intraoperative radiotherapy in newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme
(INTRAGO) clinical trial assesses survival in patients with glioblastoma treated with …

Purpose A multidisciplinary team at our institution developed a novel method of
intraoperative breast radiation therapy (precision breast intraoperative radiation therapy [PB …

Purpose Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) is an increasingly popular approach to
breast conserving therapy in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer. A drawback to IORT …