FLASH Radiotherapy: Workflow, Safety, and Future Readiness
FLASH Radiotherapy: Workflow, Safety, and Future Readiness
Introduction ......
Delivering high curative radiation doses to tumors depends on the ability to spare normal tissues.
In the last decade, important advances in IMRT, IGRT, ART, and proton therapy have significantly improved patient outcomes and reduced toxicity.
Some tumors remain resistant to radiotherapy, while normal-tissue tolerance limits further dose escalation, creating a major clinical need.
The development of novel approaches to further optimize radiotherapy is needed.
"What novel approach?"
Need for novel approaches to widen the therapeutic window, such as FLASH Radiotherapy
Introduction
Introduction
FLASH Radiotherapy: A New Era in Radiation Therapy
FLASH Radiotherapy delivers radiation at ultra-high dose rates in a very short time.
It has the potential to reduce normal-tissue toxicity while maintaining tumor control, the "FLASH effect."
FLASH is now moving from preclinical research toward clinical application.
Clinical implementation requires new workflows, safety systems, QA, and team readiness.
Treatment delivery and patient safety present new challenges for clinical translation.
Translating FLASH into clinical practice brings new challenges in treatment delivery and patient safety.
"If FLASH is the future of radiotherapy, are we ready to deliver it safely?"