The challenge of planning vertebral body SBRT: Optimizing target volume coverage

Stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy for vertebral metastases has been shown to be safe and effective to achieve tumor and pain control. To raise awareness of and build familiarity with vertebral stereotactic ablative body radiation therapy (SBRT) for a multicenter clinical trial including SBRT to vertebral metastases, Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Cancer Research performed an international planning challenge. A single vertebral case was selected and the computed tomography image and contours were made available.

Source: Medical Dosimetry - April 11, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Nicholas Hardcastle, Fiona Bignell, Benjamin Nelms, Shankar Siva, Andrew Kneebone, Louis Lao, Olivia Cook, Monica Harris, John Shakeshaft Source Type: research