Safety Considerations in Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Although many error pathways are common to both stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) and conventional radiation therapy, SBRT presents a special set of challenges including short treatment courses and high-doses, an enhanced reliance on imaging, technical challenges associated with commissioning, special resource requirements for staff and training, and workflow differences. Emerging data also suggest that errors occur at a higher rate in SBRT treatments. Furthermore, when errors do occur they often have a greater effect on SBRT treatments.
Source: Seminars in Radiation Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Eric Ford, Sonja Dieterich Source Type: research
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