Intraoperative Radiotherapy (IORT)

Gebze

Medically reviewed by Dr. Mahir Turan, MD · Last reviewed March 14, 2026

Intraoperative Radiotherapy (IORT) in Gebze is available at 1 hospital in the Voumed network.

Intraoperative radiotherapy, or IORT, is a way of giving a single, focused dose of radiation directly to the area at highest risk during the operation itself, right after the tumour has been removed and while the patient is still asleep under anaesthesia. With the surgical wound open, the team can place the radiation applicator exactly on the tissue that needs it and gently move skin and nearby organs out of the path of the beam. The result is treatment that is aimed precisely where cancer cells are most likely to remain, while healthy tissue is shielded. For suitable patients, especially in early breast cancer, one intraoperative dose can replace or greatly shorten several weeks of radiotherapy after surgery.

At a glance

Type: single targeted radiation dose delivered during surgery
Used for: early-stage breast cancer and selected abdominal, pelvic and recurrent tumours
Key benefit: precise, one-time treatment that can shorten or replace weeks of later radiotherapy
Anaesthesia: given under the same general anaesthesia as the surgery
Where it is used: leading accredited cancer centres abroad

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