The Efficacy of Low-Kilovoltage X-Rays Intraoperative Radiation as Boost for Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• Main Authors: Yuanjian Fan (Author), Ruiwan Chen (Author), Ying Lu (Author), Ying Lin (Author), Yunjian Zhang (Author), Nan Shao (Author), Shenming Wang (Author), Dahong Nie (Author), Zhen Shan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi-Wiley, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) is a novel promising technology that may replace external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) as boost for patients receiving breast-conserving surgery. To better evaluate the efficacy of IORT using low-kilovoltage (low-kV) X-rays as boost, we presented this...