Cost-effectiveness of radiotherapy during surgery compared with external radiation therapy in the treatment of women with breast cancer

ABSTRACT

Introduction: intraoperative radiation therapy device [IORT] is one of the several options for partial breast irradiation. IORT is sent to the tumor bed during surgery and can be replaced with conventional standard therapy [EBRT]. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of IORT machine compared with EBRT and to determine the dominant option in terms of the cost-effectiveness