Intraoperative Radiotherapy For Breast Cancer: Yes Or Not

Radiation therapy (Rc) is an essential part of breast cancer treatment for local control. In recentyears, a new approach has been gaining around in the treatment of breast cancer: che lesstreatment is better then radical surgical methods are being replaced by less-invasive, breastconservingsurgery (BCS). Such a trend is now also appearing in radiotherapy. Oncologists aremoving away from a largely standardized treatment plan to risk-adapted individualized therapylike IORc which takes better account of the individual risk factors of the patients and providessignificantly more treatment comfort. chere are many questions that are discussed in this lecture.