Practice patterns and recommendations for pediatric image-guided radiotherapy: A Children's Oncology Group report

Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 Oct;67(10):e28629. doi: 10.1002/pbc.28629. Epub 2020 Aug 9.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: COG; IGRT; pediatric patients; practice patterns; radiation oncology.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms / pathology
  • Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic / standards*
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians' / standards*
  • Radiation Oncology / standards*
  • Radiotherapy Dosage
  • Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Radiotherapy, Image-Guided / methods*