MedicalTerminology DB
Treatments & Supportive Care Cancer & Oncology

intraoperative radiation therapy

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1 Definition of intraoperative radiation therapy

Meaning of intraoperative radiation therapy: Radiation treatment aimed directly at a tumor during surgery.

Radiation treatment aimed directly at a tumor during surgery. Also called IORT.

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