Intraoperative Radiation Therapy

Treatment in Arizona

One of only nine FDA-approved mobile Intraoperative Electron Radiation (IOERT) machines in the world, the Mobetron is in use at Mayo Clinic Hospital, the only medical center in the Southwest with this new treatment option. The Mobetron can be brought to the operating room during surgery at Mayo Clinic Hospital.

In Arizona, the technique is used to treat gastrointestinal (colon, rectal, pancreatic, esophagus, stomach, biliary), breast, gynecologic, renal, and head/neck cancers and sarcomas (soft tissue cancers).

Treatment Team

This treatment may involve specialists in Radiation Oncology, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, General Surgery, Gynecologic Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Anesthesiology and Hematology/Oncology.

Appointments

For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at (800) 446-2279 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mountain time Monday through Friday, or complete an online appointment request form.