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Intraoperative treatments involve a miniature X-ray source inserted into the body during surgery to administer the radiotherapeutic dose.

This may be used to apply radiotherapy to where the surgeon has just removed a tumour or to a space where a tumour has been removed previously. While this treatment has been around for a while, new developments mean that more precise technology can deliver the radiotherapy to the appropriate tissue without damaging the surrounding areas.