Intraoperative #radiationTherapy (IORT) is radiation therapy that is administered during surgery directly in the operating room (hence intraoperative). Usually #therapeutic levels of radiation are delivered to the #tumorBed while the area is exposed during #surgery. IORT is typically a component in the multidisciplinary treatment of locally advanced and recurrent #cancer, in combination with external beam radiation, surgery, and #chemotherapy. As a growing trend in recent years.