Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Intraoperative radiation therapy in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer utilizing xoft axxent electronic brachytherapy | World Journal of Surgical Oncology BioMed Central Open Access Technical innovations Intraoperative radiation therapy in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer utilizing xoft axxent electronic brachytherapy Adam Dickler 1 Olga Ivanov2 and Darius Francescatti3 Address Department of Radiation Oncology Little Company of Mary Hospital Evergreen Park IL 60805 USA 2Department of General Surgery Little Company of Mary Hospital Evergreen Park IL 60805 USA and 3Department of General Surgery Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL 60612 UsA Email Adam Dickler - atd22_99@ Olga Ivanov - olgaivanovmd@ Darius Francescatti - Dfrancescatti@ Corresponding author Published 2 March 2009 Received 17 December 2008 World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2009 7 24 doi l477-78l 9-7-24 Accepted 2 March 2009 This article is available from http content 7 l 24 2009 Dickler et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background In an effort to overcome the barriers to BCT alternative methods of delivering radiation therapy have been explored. APBI allows the radiation treatment to be accomplished in one week or less. XB is a form of balloon-based APBI that uses an electronic source generated by a mobile controller unit. Investigators have also explored IORT treatment that delivers a single fraction of radiation in the operating suite at the time of surgery. Methods We report on the first patient treated with XB to deliver IORT. Results IORT treatment utilizing XB is feasible and can be accomplished with a total procedure time of approximately 2 hours. Conclusion Further research on XB and other methods of IORT is needed to establish clinical efficacy and safety for patients with .
