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SBRT Treatment Planning: Practical Considerations

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<strong>SBRT</strong> Lung/Liver/Abdominal Cases<br />

• If non-gating, may consider one or both arms on<br />

the side. Non-coplanar beams could be used to<br />

compensate for lateral beams. If gating is used,<br />

only coplanar beams can be used for some<br />

machines, arms on the side could further limits<br />

beams.<br />

• VMAT is a good option (can not be combined<br />

with gating for many machines)<br />

• Gating + fixed beam IMRT or EDW is not<br />

advisable (takes way too long to deliver), use<br />

FIF instead if you must.<br />

• Beam arrangement should consider collision<br />

possibility for lateral tumors. Keep beams /arcs<br />

on the ipsilateral side.

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