Intra-Operative Radiation Therapy
Key Facts
Abbreviation
IORT
Pronunciation
/ˈɪntrə ˈɑpərətɪv ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən ˈθɛrəpi/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Medical Physics
Examples in Context
- Objective : To study the measurement and realization of depth dose, skin dose and leakage ray, and conclude some experience of clinical application in Intra-operative Radiation Therapy.
- Comparative Analysis of Stationary and Mobile Electronic Linear Accelerators in Intra-operative Radiation Therapy
- Intra-operative radiation therapy ( IORT ) is defined as both the tumor bed and residual tumor organization are irradiated by a large single fraction dose under direct vision in surgical resection.