One-Shot radiation during surgery aims to spare breast cancer patients repeat operations

This study tested whether using special breast scans (mammogram and MRI) before surgery could help doctors better target a single dose of radiation given right after tumor removal. The goal was to see if this one-time treatment during the initial surgery could effectively control early-stage breast cancer and reduce the need for patients to have a second operation or additional radiation treatments later. The trial enrolled 36 women with a specific, non-invasive type of breast cancer called DCIS.