Patterns of practice for adaptive and real-time radiation therapy (POP-ART RT) part II: Offline and online plan adaption for interfractional changes.
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Bertholet, J
Anastasi, G
Noble, D
Bel, A
van Leeuwen, R
Roggen, T
Duchateau, M
Pilskog, S
Garibaldi, C
Tilly, N
García-Mollá, R
Bonaque, J
Oelfke, U
Aznar, MC
Heijmen, B
Anastasi, G
Noble, D
Bel, A
van Leeuwen, R
Roggen, T
Duchateau, M
Pilskog, S
Garibaldi, C
Tilly, N
García-Mollá, R
Bonaque, J
Oelfke, U
Aznar, MC
Heijmen, B
Document Type
Journal Article
Date
2020-12-01
Date Accepted
2020-06-12
Abstract
PURPOSE: The POP-ART RT study aims to determine to what extent and how intrafractional real-time respiratory motion management (RRMM), and plan adaptation for interfractional anatomical changes (ART) are used in clinical practice and to understand barriers to implementation. Here we report on part II: ART using more than one plan per target per treatment course. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A questionnaire on the current practice of ART, wishes for expansion or implementation, and barriers to implementation was distributed worldwide. Four types of ART were discriminated: daily online replanning, online plan library, protocolled offline replanning (all three based on a protocol), and ad-hoc offline replanning. RESULTS: The questionnaire was completed by 177 centres from 40 countries. ART was used by 61% of respondents (31% with protocol) for a median (range) of 3 (1-8) tumour sites. CBCT/MVCT was the main imaging modality except for online daily replanning (11 users) where 10 users used MR. Two thirds of respondents wished to implement ART for a new tumour site; 40% of these had plans to do it in the next 2 years. Human/material resources and technical limitations were the main barriers to further use and implementation. CONCLUSIONS: ART was used for a broad range of tumour sites, mainly with ad-hoc offline replanning and for a median of 3 tumour sites. There was a large interest in implementing ART for more tumour sites, mainly limited by human/material resources and technical limitations. Daily online replanning was primarily performed on MR-linacs.
Citation
Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, 2020, 153 pp. 88 - 96
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ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
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0167-8140
eISSN
1879-0887
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Radiotherapy Physics Modelling