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Advancing on Cancer: Intraoperative radiation therapy now available at St. Luke’s – Cedar Rapids St. Luke’s now provides intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) for early stage breast cancer patients through an international clinical trial. IORT combines surgery with an initial, concentrated dose of radiation precisely focused on the area where most breast cancers recur. This is … Continued

A European cancer center of excellence, Ospedale Borgo Trento in Verona, Italy, recently published a study of 226 women with early-stage breast cancer that received a single dose of Intra-Operative Electron Radiation Therapy (IOERT) using the IntraOp Medical Corporation Mobetron®

SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire IntraOp Medical Corporation (OTC: IOPD.PK – News) installed the 10th of the next generation Mobetrons last week at Helios-Kliniken (helios-kliniken.de) in Berlin Germany.  The Mobetron is used for electron IORT (IOERT), which has demonstrated the best overall clinical results of any breast cancer treatment, resulting in 10 year recurrence rates as low as 1%.  Currently each Mobetron in Germany treats between 250-350 breast … Continued

Intraoperative radiotherapy during breast conserving surgery: A study on 1,822 cases treated with electrons European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment (Impact Factor: 4.2). 11/2010; 124(1):141-51. DOI: 10.1007/s10549-010-1115-5 Source: PubMed ABSTRACT Intraoperative radiotherapy with electrons (ELIOT) after conservative surgery for breast carcinoma was introduced at the IEO in 1999 as a … Continued

European Medical Studies: Shorter Treatment Cycles, Improved Tumor Control and Longer Life Expectancy for Cancer Patients Treated with IOERT Intraoperative Electron-Beam Radiation Therapy (IOERT) may soon shorten treatment cycles from 5-7 weeks to 2 minutes for some breast cancer patients and increase survival rates for rectal, pancreatic and sarcoma cancer patients. December 19, 2006 10:29 … Continued