Improving motion management in radiation therapy: findings from a workshop and survey in Australia and New Zealand

Motion management has become an integral part of radiation therapy. Multiple approaches to motion management have been reported in the literature. To allow the sharing of experiences on current practice and emerging technology, the University of Sydney and the New South Wales/Australian Capital Terr...

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Published in:Physical and engineering sciences in medicine 2024-05, Vol.47 (3), p.813-820
Main Authors: Claridge Mackonis, Elizabeth, Stensmyr, Rachel, Poldy, Rachel, White, Paul, Moutrie, Zoë, Gorjiara, Tina, Seymour, Erin, Erven, Tania, Hardcastle, Nicholas, Haworth, Annette
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Language:English
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Biological and Medical Physics
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering
Biomedicine
Biophysics
Medical and Radiation Physics
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Summary:Motion management has become an integral part of radiation therapy. Multiple approaches to motion management have been reported in the literature. To allow the sharing of experiences on current practice and emerging technology, the University of Sydney and the New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory branch of the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM) held a two-day motion management workshop. To inform the workshop program, participants were invited to complete a survey prior to the workshop on current use of motion management techniques and their opinion on the effectiveness of each approach. A post-workshop survey was also conducted, designed to capture changes in opinion as a result of workshop participation. The online workshop was the most well attended ever hosted by the ACPSEM, with over 300 participants and a response to the pre-workshop survey was received from at least 60% of the radiation therapy centres in Australia and New Zealand. Motion management is extensively used in the region with use of deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) reported by 98% of centres for left-sided breast treatments and 91% for at least some right-sided breast treatments. Surface guided radiation therapy (SGRT) was the most popular session at the workshop and survey results showed that the use of SGRT is likely to increase. The workshop provided an excellent opportunity for the exchange of knowledge and experience, with most survey respondents indicating that their participation would lead to improvements in the quality of delivery of treatments at their centres.
ISSN:2662-4729
2662-4737
2662-4737
DOI:10.1007/s13246-024-01405-0