ESTRO-ACROP guideline on surface guided radiation therapy

Freislederer, P.; Batista, V.; Öllers, M.; Buschmann, M.; Steiner, E.; Kügele, M.; Fracchiolla, F.; Corradini, S.; de Smet, M.; Moura, F.; Perryck, S.; Dionisi, F.; Nguyen, D.; Bert, C. and Lehmann, J. (2022): ESTRO-ACROP guideline on surface guided radiation therapy. In: Radiotherapy and Oncology, Vol. 173: pp. 188-196

Abstract

Surface guidance systems enable patient positioning and motion monitoring without using ionising radiation. Surface Guided Radiation Therapy (SGRT) has therefore been widely adopted in radiation therapy in recent years, but guidelines on workflows and specific quality assurance (QA) are lacking. This ESTROACROP guideline aims to give recommendations concerning SGRT roles and responsibilities and highlights common challenges and potential errors. Comprehensive guidelines for procurement, acceptance, commissioning, and QA of SGRT systems installed on computed tomography (CT) simulators, C-arm linacs, closed-bore linacs, and particle therapy treatment systems are presented that will help move to a consensus among SGRT users and facilitate a safe and efficient implementation and clinical application of SGRT. (c) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. Radiotherapy and Oncology xxx (2022) xxx-xxx This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

• Item Type: Journal article
• Faculties: Medicine
• Subjects: 600 Technology > 610 Medicine and health
• ISSN: 0167-8140
• Language: English