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Intraoperative irradiation using a high dose-rate remote afterloader [1–3] (HDR-IORT) employs the technical and dosimetric advantages of brachytherapy to deliver a large single fraction of irradiation of the target area, while avoiding the surrounding normal tissues.
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Furhang, E.E., Sillanpaa, J.K., Hu, K.S., Harrison, L.B. (2011). HDR-IORT: Physics and Techniques. In: Gunderson, L., Willett, C., Calvo, F., Harrison, L. (eds) Intraoperative Irradiation. Current Clinical Oncology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-015-7_4
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