A survey of compliance with stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy quality recommendations.

Introduction: Many publications have proposed quality standards for stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR). However, data on the level of compliance with these guidelines is lacking in the literature. This study aimed to understand how these guidelines are applied in the clinic and to identify barriers to implementing such recommendations.

Stereotactic ablative body radiation therapy (SABR) in NSW.

A survey was conducted to establish the current utilisation of stereotactic ablative radiation therapy (SABR) services in NSW. The objective of the survey was to generate baseline data to inform requirements for a networked approach to the implementation of new radiation therapy techniques and technologies. All radiation therapy services in NSW were contacted by email with a request to complete a SABR service survey.

In-vivo dosimetry comparison of supraclavicular junction dose for breast and chest-wall patients with and without deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH).

Purpose: The use of deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) for patients with left-sided breast cancer reduces cardiac dose, with the aim of reducing the risk of major coronary events. However, this technique has not been universally adopted for patients requiring regional nodal irradiation (RNI) with one concern related to the junction dose. This study evaluates the dose received at the junction for both DIBH and free-breathing patients having tangential breast/chest wall radiation and regional nodal radiation treated with 3D-conformal or hybrid IMRT radiotherapy.