Q: What is Targeted Radiotherapy Treatment (Intrabeam) for Breast Cancer?

A: A new device (called Intrabeam®) along with the operative technique to deliver single-dose radiotherapy either during the lumpectomy or at a second operation soon afterwards. We called this new approach TARGeted Intra-operative radioTherapy (TARGIT) where radiation is given with a spherical device that is placed where the lump was, thus targeting the tissues that surrounded the tumour, the ‘tumour bed’. -- Targeted Radiotherapy Intrabeam Therapy FAQs by Consultant Breast Surgeon My Jayant Vaidya