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Development and Implementation of an Online Adaptive Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Workflow for Treatment of
Diana D Shi1, Kevin X Liu1, Fred Hacker1
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Abstract:
Cardiac metastases pose clinical challenges for radiation oncologists given the need to balance the benefit of local therapy against the risks of cardiac toxicity in the setting of cardiac motion, respiratory motion, and nearby organs at risk. Stereotactic magnetic resonance-guided adaptive radiation therapy has recently become more commonly used, conferring benefits in tumor visualization for setup, real-time motion management monitoring, and enabling plan adaptation for daily changes in tumor and/or normal tissues. Given these benefits, we developed and implemented a workflow for local treatment of metastatic disease within the heart using stereotactic magnetic resonance-guided adaptive radiation therapy.
