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IORT can be used in conjunction with surgery to provide additional local disease control. In certain situations where a maximum surgical resection is the primary treatment, IORT can be used, location permitting, to deliver RT to an area of high concern for recurrence (e.g., possible positive margins).
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Judy, G.D., Chera, B.S. (2018). Intraoperative Radiotherapy (IORT). In: Kaidar-Person, O., Chen, R. (eds) Hypofractionated and Stereotactic Radiation Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92802-9_15
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