Case
Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT): boost during resection of brain metastases
13 September 2019
· 13 min watch
Author
Dr. med. Stefanie Brehmer
Mannheim Medical Faculty Member at University of Heidelberg, Germany
Author
Dr. med. Ahmed-Yasser Abo-Madyan
Mannheim Medical Faculty Member at University of Heidelberg, Germany
Summary
Complete case documentation of brain metastases resection using intraoperative radiation therapy
Live-case treatment video of a 68-year-old female patient with a brain metastasis who got treated with intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT). The dose of 30 Gy was applied in 19 min. during resection, using a 20 mm spherical applicator.