Quality and Safety Considerations in Image Guided Radiation Therapy: An ASTRO Safety White Paper Update
Published: 2022
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This updated report on image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) is part of a series of consensus-based white papers previously published by the American Society for Radiation Oncology addressing patient safety. Since the first white papers were published, IGRT technology and procedures have progressed significantly such that these procedures are now more commonly used. The use of IGRT has now extended beyond high-precision treatments, such as stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiation therapy, and into routine clinical practice for many treatment techniques and anatomic sites. Therefore, quality and patient safety considerations for these techniques remain an important area of focus.
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- American Association of Physicists in Medicine
- American Association of Medical Dosimetrists
- American Society of Radiologic Technologist
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