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Practice patterns and recommendations for pediatric image‐guided radiotherapy: A Children's Oncology Group report
Author(s) -
Hua Chiaho,
VernGross Tamara Z.,
Hess Clayton B.,
Olch Arthur J.,
Alaei Parham,
Sathiaseelan Vythialingam,
Deng Jun,
Ulin Kenneth,
Laurie Fran,
Gopalakrishnan Mahesh,
Esiashvili Natia,
Wolden Suzanne L.,
Krasin Matthew J.,
Merchant Thomas E,
Donaldson Sarah S.,
FitzGerald Thomas J.,
Constine Louis S.,
Hodgson David C.,
HaasKogan Daphne A.,
Mahajan Anita,
Laack Nadia N.,
Marcus Karen J.,
Taylor Paige A.,
Ahern Verity A.,
Followill David S.,
Buchsbaum Jeffrey C.,
Breneman John C.,
Kalapurakal John A.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.28629
Subject(s) - medicine , image guided radiation therapy , radiation oncology , medical physics , pediatric oncology , cog , modalities , radiation therapy , modality (human–computer interaction) , radiology , cancer , artificial intelligence , social science , sociology , computer science
This report by the Radiation Oncology Discipline of Children's Oncology Group (COG) describes the practice patterns of pediatric image‐guided radiotherapy (IGRT) based on a member survey and provides practice recommendations accordingly. The survey comprised of 11 vignettes asking clinicians about their recommended treatment modalities, IGRT preferences, and frequency of in‐room verification. Technical questions asked physicists about imaging protocols, dose reduction, setup correction, and adaptive therapy. In this report, the COG Radiation Oncology Discipline provides an IGRT modality/frequency decision tree and the expert guidelines for the practice of ionizing image guidance in pediatric radiotherapy patients.