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Stereotactic body radiation therapy: The report of AAPM Task Group 101

Medical Physics · 2010 · Vol. 37(8) · pp. 4078–4101

Stanley Benedict✉(University of Virginia Health System)Kamil M. Yenice(University of Chicago)D Followill(The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)James M. Galvin(Thomas Jefferson University Hospital)W. Hinson(Wake Forest University)Brian D. Kavanagh(University of Colorado Denver)Paul Keall(Palo Alto University)Michael Lovelock(Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center)Sanford L. Meeks(Orlando Health)Lech Papież(The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center)Thomas G. Purdie(University of Toronto)R Sadagopan(The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)Michael C. Schell(University of Rochester Medical Center)Bill J. Salter(University of Utah)David Schlesinger(University of Virginia Health System)Almon S. Shiu(The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)Timothy D. Solberg(The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center)Danny Y. Song(Johns Hopkins University)Volker W. Stieber(Regional Cancer Center)Robert Timmerman(The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center)Wolfgang A. Tomé(University of Wisconsin–Madison)Dirk Verellen(Vrije Universiteit Brussel)Lu Wang(Fox Chase Cancer Center)F Yin(Duke University Hospital)

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Abstract

Task Group 101 of the AAPM has prepared this report for medical physicists, clinicians, and therapists in order to outline the best practice guidelines for the external-beam radiation therapy technique referred to as stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). The task group report includes a review of the literature to identify reported clinical findings and expected outcomes for this treatment modality. Information is provided for establishing a SBRT program, including protocols, equipment, resources, and QA procedures. Additionally, suggestions for developing consistent documentation for prescribing, reporting, and recording SBRT treatment delivery is provided.

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