Table of contents

  • List of tables
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • Rationale for IORT use  
  • Procedural details for IORT
  • Potential advantages and disadvantages of IORT
  • Applications of IORT
    • Aim of IORT
    • Role of IORT within existing treatment programs
    • Tumour  types and stages treated with IORT
  • IORT clinical data
    • Data type
    • Quality of data available for IORT complications
  • Site-specific trial data
    • Pancreas
    • Rectal/colorectal cancer
    • Gynecological cancer
    • Gastric cancer
    • Retroperitoneal soft-tissue sarcomas  
    • Other tumour  sites
    • Overall indications from clinical data
  • IORT in New South Wales
    • Technical requirements
    • Potential patient numbers
    • IORT program strategy
    • Economic factors  
  • Discussion
  • Addendum
  • Appendix 1:  Summary of studies on IORT and conventional treatment of primary  advanced resectable and unresectable pancreatic cancer
  • Appendix 2: Summary of studies on IORT treatment of gynecological cancer
  • Appendix 3: Summary of studies on IORT treatment of gastric cancer  
  • Appendix 4: Summary of studies on IORT treatment of retroperitoneal soft-tissue sarcomas
  • Appendix 5:  IORT-specific references available for less frequently treated tumour  sites
  • References
  • Acknowledgments