A decision tool for radiographer-led abdominal image-guided stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy – Experience from a single institution. (September 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Daly, Mairead; Moinuddin, Syed A.; Petkar, Shabnam; Jani, Zankhana; McGeady, Kathryn; Hawkins, Maria
• Is Part Of: Technical innovations & patient support in radiation oncology. Volume 19(2021)
• Page Start: 33
• Page End: 36
• Publication Date: 2021-09
• Subjects: SABR -- Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy -- Liver cancer -- Pancreatic cancer -- Oligometastases; Radiotherapy -- Periodicals; Cancer -- Radiotherapy -- Periodicals; Cancer -- Patients -- Hospital care -- Periodicals; 615.842
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tipsro.2021.07.004
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2405-6324

Abstract

Highlights: A CBCT decision tool was developed for radiographer-led IGRT for abdominal SABR. This tool increased the confidence of radiographers undertaking online CBCT IGRT. Median online review time was reduced by 1m 8s. Abstract: A decision tool for radiographer-led image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) using cone-beam CT (CBCT) for abdominal stereotactic radiotherapy was developed and successfully implemented in a single department. The confidence of 7 therapeutic radiographers when undertaking online CBCT review increased, and the pooled median online match time was reduced by 1 m 8 s. While this may be advantageous for abdominal SABR, further evaluation of this work in a larger cohort is required to validate these results.