Quality Assurance and Training of Targeted Intraoperative Radiotherapy: Establishment of the TARGIT Academy

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Abstract

There is growing interest in accelerated partial breast irradiation, which aims to decrease the volume of breast treated and increase the daily fraction size of radiation. Of the available technologies, only two provide partial breast irradiation in the operating room during surgery, namely use of a mobile linear accelerator (http://www.intraopmedical.com/) and the novel technique of targeted intraoperative radiotherapy (TARGIT) using the INTRABEAM® system (Carl Zeiss Surgical, Oberkochen, Germany).

Keywords

Training Simulator Accelerate Partial Breast Irradiation Partial Breast Irradiation Royal Free Hospital Audit Phase 
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Reference

  1. Vaidya JS, Joseph DJ, Tobias JS, Bulsara M, Wenz F, Saunders C et al (2010) Targeted intraoperative radiotherapy versus whole breast radiotherapy for breast cancer (TARGIT-A trial): an international, prospective, randomised, non-inferiority phase 3 trial. Lancet 376:91–102PubMedCrossRefGoogle Scholar

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences, Department of Breast Surgery, University College London Medical SchoolRoyal Free London Foundation NHS TrustHampsteadUK
  2. 2.Department of Radiation OncologyUniversity Medical Center Mannheim, University of HeidelbergMannheimGermany

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