Surgeon, radiation oncologist team up in procedure to treat early breast cancer

Anna Shapiro, MD, left, and Lisa Lai, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Anna Shapiro, MD, left, and Lisa Lai, MD (photo by Jim Howe) A new option for women with early-stage breast cancer allows for a concentrated dose of radiation therapy to be given during surgery to remove a breast tumor. Surgeon A new option for women with early-stage breast cancer allows for a concentrated dose of radiation therapy to be given during surgery to remove a breast tumor. Surgeon Lisa Lai, MD Lisa Lai, MD, and radiation oncologist, and radiation oncologist Anna Shapiro, MD, Anna Shapiro, MD, explain the benefits of intraoperative radiation therapy, or IORT. It's one of the newer treatment options available at Upstate. explain the benefits of intraoperative radiation therapy, or IORT. It's one of the newer treatment options available at Upstate.