What You Should Know About Breast Cancer and IORT Treatment 

Join UCLA radiation oncologist, Jeffrey Demanes, MD, and UCLA breast surgeon Raquel Prati, MD, as they discuss Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT), a new and exciting treatment option for patients with breast cancer. IORT is given as treatment in patients when the cancer is detected early and it can be used as a supplement to external beam radiation in patients with more extensive disease. In selected patients, this novel technique allows surgery and radiation to be done in one session.         

About Jeffrey Demanes, MD
Jeffrey Demanes, MD, is board-certified in three medical specialties: radiation oncology, medical oncology, and internal medicine. He is a past-president and current chairman of the American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO). Dr. Demanes pioneered the use of high-dose-rate brachytherapy in breast, prostate, head and neck, GI and gynecologic cancers. His research explores the novel use of brachytherapy in the treatment of cancer. 

About Raquel Prati, MD
Raquel Prati, MD, associate clinical professor of surgery and is a board-certified breast surgeon. Dr. Prati's clinical interests are focused on breast diseases. She has completed additional research and a clinical fellowship at UCLA. She is a member of the Brazilian Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Societies, the Society of Surgical Oncology and American Society of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Prati is currently one of the dedicated breast surgeons at the Revlon/UCLA Breast Center, and directs the Breast Cancer High Risk Program and the Breast Cancer Tumor Board.