@article{43dfa1dc6e3344acba6cc5da04e02a38,
title = "Results from the AAPM Task Group 324 respiratory motion management in radiation oncology survey",
abstract = "Purpose: To quantify the clinical practice of respiratory motion management in radiation oncology. Methods: A respiratory motion management survey was designed and conducted based on clinician survey guidelines. The survey was administered to American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) members on 17 August 2020 and closed on 13 September 2020. Results: A total of 527 respondents completed the entire survey and 651 respondents completed part of the survey, with the partially completed surveys included in the analysis. Overall, 84% of survey respondents used deep inspiration breath hold for left-sided breast cancer. Overall, 83% of respondents perceived respiratory motion management for thoracic and abdominal cancer radiotherapy patients to be either very important or required. Overall, 95% of respondents used respiratory motion management for thoracic and abdominal sites, with 36% of respondents using respiratory motion management for at least 90% of thoracic and abdominal patients. The majority (60%) of respondents used the internal target volume method to treat thoracic and abdominal cancer patients, with 25% using breath hold or abdominal compression and 13% using gating or tracking. Conclusions: A respiratory motion management survey has been completed by AAPM members. Respiratory motion management is generally considered very important or required and is widely used for breast, thoracic, and abdominal cancer treatments.",
keywords = "clinical survey, patterns of practice, respiratory motion management",
author = "Ball, {Helen J.} and Lakshmi Santanam and Suresh Senan and Tanyi, {James A.} and {van Herk}, Marcel and Keall, {Paul J.}",
note = "Funding Information: We thank the Australian Medical Physicists who participated in the pretest survey and evaluation. We appreciate the Task Group 324 members who participated in the pilot-test survey and evaluation. We thank Jonathan Hindmarsh from the University of Sydney for insight into clarifying the grouping of clinical devices. Farhana Khan at the AAPM was extremely helpful with the survey deployment and management. Thank you to Jenny Bertholet and Gail Anastasi who gave detailed and useful responses to our questions in relation to clarifying the results of their POP–ART RT study.15 Marcel van Herk is supported by NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre. The authors appreciate the Work Group on IMRT reviews received from Eric Lobb, Michael Snyder, and Kamil Yenice. Funding Information: We thank the Australian Medical Physicists who participated in the pretest survey and evaluation. We appreciate the Task Group 324 members who participated in the pilot‐test survey and evaluation. We thank Jonathan Hindmarsh from the University of Sydney for insight into clarifying the grouping of clinical devices. Farhana Khan at the AAPM was extremely helpful with the survey deployment and management. Thank you to Jenny Bertholet and Gail Anastasi who gave detailed and useful responses to our questions in relation to clarifying the results of their POP–ART RT study. Marcel van Herk is supported by NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre. The authors appreciate the Work Group on IMRT reviews received from Eric Lobb, Michael Snyder, and Kamil Yenice. 15 Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 The Authors. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics published by Wiley Periodicals, LLC on behalf of The American Association of Physicists in Medicine.",
year = "2022",
month = nov,
doi = "https://doi.org/10.1002/acm2.13810",
language = "English",
volume = "23",
journal = "Journal of applied clinical medical physics / American College of Medical Physics",
issn = "1526-9914",
publisher = "American Institute of Physics",
number = "11",
}