Departments and specialties

Mayo Clinic has one of the largest and most experienced practices in the United States, with campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota. Staff skilled in dozens of specialties work together to ensure quality care and successful recovery.

Research

Mayo Clinic doctors and researchers are studying new ways of using IORT to help more people with cancer.

Cancer research is conducted with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center receives funding from the National Cancer Institute and is named as a comprehensive cancer center. This recognizes the center for scientific excellence and multidisciplinary resources focused on cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

Publications

See a list of publications about IORT by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.

April 16, 2024
  1. Tepper JE, et al., eds. Intraoperative radiation. In: Gunderson & Tepper's Clinical Radiation Oncology. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2021. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Nov. 16, 2022.
  2. Jethwa KR, et al. The use of intraoperative radiation therapy in the management of locally recurrent rectal cancer. Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery. 2020; doi:10.1016/j.scrs.2020.100763.
  3. Mitin T. Radiation therapy techniques in cancer treatment. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed Dec. 1, 2022.
  4. Jethwa KR (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic. Dec. 16, 2022.

Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT)