ACR–ARS PRACTICE PARAMETER FOR IMAGE-GUIDED RADIATION THERAPY (IGRT)

PREAMBLE

INTRODUCTION

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QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBLITIES OF PERSONNEL

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QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBLITIES OF PERSONNEL

Radiation Oncologist

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QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBLITIES OF PERSONNEL

Qualified Medical Physicist

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QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBLITIES OF PERSONNEL

Medical Dosimetrist

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QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBLITIES OF PERSONNEL

Radiation Therapist

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QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBLITIES OF PERSONNEL

Continuing Eduation

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QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBLITIES OF PERSONNEL

Staffing Levels

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IGRT IMPLEMENTATION

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IGRT IMPLEMENTATION

Patient Positioning and Immobilization

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IGRT IMPLEMENTATION

Image Modality and Dose [17]

Imaging Modalities

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IGRT IMPLEMENTATION

Image Modality and Dose [17]

Imaging Dose

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IGRT IMPLEMENTATION

Anatomic Landmarks for Image Guidance

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IGRT IMPLEMENTATION

Motion Management

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IGRT IMPLEMENTATION

Treatment Verification

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DOCUMENTATION

QUALITY CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT, SAFETY, AND PATIENT EDUCATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Writing Committee – members represent their societies in the initial and final revision of this practice parameter

ACR
Garsa, Adam MD, Chair
Buckey, Courtney R PhD
Davis, Brian J MD, PhD
Freedman, Laura MD
Lo, Simon S. ChB, MB
Saeed, Hina MD

ARS
Gros, Sebastien PhD
Hallemeier, Christopher L. MD
Milano, Michael MD
Ye, Jason MD

Committee on Practice Parameters – Radiation Oncology

(ACR Committee responsible for sponsoring the draft through the process)

Schechter, Naomi MD, Chair	Berkowitz, Aviva MD	Chao, Samuel MD	Davis, Brian J MD, PhD
Frank, Steven J MD	Freedman, Laura MD	Garsa, Adam MD	Lo, Simon S. ChB, MB
Morris, Zachary MD	Rabatic, Bryan MD	Reilly, Michael PhD	Saeed, Hina MD
Sio, Terence Tai-Weng MD, MS	Wallner, Paul DO

Small, William MD, Chair, Commission on Radiation Oncology

Comments Reconciliation Committee

Amurao, Maxwell MBA, PhD - CSC, Co-Chair	Garsa, Adam MD, Chair	Buckey, Courtney R PhD	Chao, Samuel MD
Davis, Brian J MD, PhD	Freedman, Laura MD	Gros, Sebastien PhD	Hallemeier, Christopher L. MD
Lo, Simon S. ChB, MB	Milano, Michael MD	Saeed, Hina MD	Schechter, Naomi MD
Small, William MD	Ye, Jason MD

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