abstract:TARGIT (TARGeted Intra-operative radioTherapy) is a technique of giving radiotherapy to the tissues surrounding a cancer after its surgical removal. The technique was designed in 1998 at the University College London.
Alarge, 10-year, randomized clinical trial - called TARGIT-A - has revealed promising results for the broadening useof a shorterandeasierradiationtherapy method for patientswithbreast cancer.