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Physical Aspects of Intraoperative Electron-Beam Irradiation

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Intraoperative Irradiation

Part of the book series: Current Clinical Oncology ((CCO))

Abstract

In intraoperative electron-beam irradiation (IOERT), a single dose of radiation (e.g., 10–20 Gy) is delivered to a selectively defined volume of tissue. Usually, the IOERT treatment is a boost therapy added to another course of treatment using standard external-beam techniques to irradiate a volume much larger than, but always including, the volume treated intraoperatively. IOERT places certain technical demands on equipment and documentation. There are several technical aspects unique to IOERT in addition to those items one normally associates with conventional external-beam irradiation (EBRT) treatments.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Mayo Clinic and Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN, USA

    Leonard L. Gunderson MD, MS (Professor and Chair of Oncology) (Professor and Chair of Oncology)

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Christopher G. Willet MD

  3. Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Beth Israel Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Louis B. Harrison MD

  4. University Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain

    Felipe A. Calvo MD (Chair of Oncology) (Chair of Oncology)

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McCullough, E.C., Biggs, P.J. (1999). Physical Aspects of Intraoperative Electron-Beam Irradiation. In: Gunderson, L.L., Willet, C.G., Harrison, L.B., Calvo, F.A. (eds) Intraoperative Irradiation. Current Clinical Oncology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-696-6_3

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