Intraoperative Radiotherapy

Radiation for the treatment of cancer can be given only once in a specific region. If the cancer recurs or persists, other treatments such as surgery or chemotherapy must be used. The Head & Neck Surgery Associates has the largest experience in the world in intraoperative radiotherapy. If the cancer is removed but there is a concern that tumor cells persist in the remaining tissue, a single treatment of radiation is given to the tissue through the open wound while the patient is still under anesthesia. This is equivalent to another full course of radiation.