American College of Radiology (ACR) and American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Practice Guideline for the Performance of Total Body Irradiation (TBI)

• DOI: 10.1097/coc.0b013e31826e0528
• Publication Date: 2013-01-17T10:10:56Z
• Authors: Suzanne L. Wolden; Rachel A. Rabinov...; Nathan H.J. Bittner; James M. Galvin; Huan B. Giap; Paula J. Schomberg; Seth A. Rosenthal
• Keywords: Guideline; Total body irradiation; Radiation oncologist; Radiation oncology

Total body irradiation (TBI) is a specialized radiotherapy technique. It frequently used as component of treatment plans involving hematopoietic stem cell transplant for variety disorders, most commonly hematologic malignancies. A delivery techniques, doses, and fractionation schemes can be utilized. collaborative effort the American College Radiology Society Radiation Oncology has produced practice guideline TBI. The defines qualifications responsibilities involved personnel, including radiation oncologist, physicist, dosimetrist, therapist. Review typical indications TBI presented, importance integrating into multimodality plan discussed. Procedures special considerations related to simulation, planning, delivery, quality assurance patients treated with are reviewed. This part ensuring safety in successful program.