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. 2023 Oct 4;200(4):296–305. doi: 10.1007/s00066-023-02149-8

Table 5.

Reasons for “IORT not performed” (n = 36)

Reason Frequency Percent
Minor tumor–skin distance 16 44.4
Oversized tumor cavity 8 22.2
Combination of minor tumor-to-skin distance and oversized tumor cavity 3 8.3
Unclear 2 5.6
No tumor board recommendation for IORT 3 8.3
Second focal finding 1 2.8
Refusal of the patient to undergo IORT 1 2.8
Missing clip in the histopathological resectate 1 2.8
Resection margins not being reliably free in the intraoperative frozen section 1 2.8

IORT intraoperative radiotherapy