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Journal Article
Developing a comparative photon‐proton planning service in Victoria: the experience at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
2024
Overview
Proton‐beam therapy (PBT) is a cutting‐edge radiation therapy modality that is currently not available in Australia. Comparative photon‐proton (CPP) planning is required for the medical treatment overseas programme (MTOP) and will be required for access to PBT in Australia in the future. Comparative planning brings professional development benefits to all members of the radiation therapy team. This service was also created to support future proposals for a PBT facility in Victoria. We report our experience developing an in‐house CPP service at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. A set of resources to support CPP planning was established. Training of relevant staff was undertaken after which an in‐house training programme was developed. A standard protocol for PBT planning parameters was established. All CPP plans were reviewed. Future goals for the CPP planning programme were described. In total, 62 cases were comparatively planned over 54 months. Of these, 60% were paediatric cases, 14% were adolescents and young adults (15–25 years) and 26% were adults. The vast majority (over 75%) of patients comparatively planned required irradiation to the central nervous system including brain and cranio‐spinal irradiation. A variety of proton plans were reviewed by international PBT experts to confirm their deliverability. Our team at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre has gained significant experience in CPP planning and will continue to develop this further. Local expertise will help support decentralisation of patient selection for proton treatments in the near future and the PBT business case in Victoria. Comparative planning brings professional development benefits to all members of the radiation therapy team. This service was also created to support future proposals for a Proton‐beam therapy facility in Victoria. We report our experience developing an in‐house comparative photon‐proton planning service at Peter Mac.
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Wiley
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