Experience with intraoperative radiotherapy for breast cancer: the Geneva University Hospital’s experience
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Is current clinical practice modified about intraoperative breast irradiation?
After the results obtained in the two randomized clinical trial, the ELIOT trial and the TARGIT-A trial, a heated debate is going on concerning the question of applying intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) instead of postoperative whole breast irradiation (WBI) after breast conservative treatment. Currently, many centers are applying the IORT following the strict selection criteria dictated by th...
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