Is It the Time for Personalized Imaging Protocols in Cancer Radiation Therapy?

The trend in cancer therapy is toward individualized treatments based on patient-specific biology. However, the application of imaging procedures in the radiotherapeutic management of cancers remains nonpersonalized: a “one-protocol-fits-all” practice is often applied in the clinic worldwide. Essentially, the imaging protocols provided by manufacturers are uniformly applied without considering individual differences of patients being scanned. As such, children and petite adults may be overexposed from the default site-specific protocols (eg high-quality head or pelvis protocols) owing to reduced tissue attenuation.
Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Brief Reports and Opinion Source Type: research