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ArticleTechnical innovations & patient support in radiation oncology2022

Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for mould room practices and simulation of head neck cancer patients undergoing proton therapy.

Utpal Gaikwad, Minnal Mookaiah, S Karthekeyan, Manoj Wakde, M P Noufal, Srinivas Chilukuri, Dayananda Sharma, Rakesh Jalali, Sapna Nangia

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Utpal GaikwadDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Minnal MookaiahDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
S KarthekeyanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Manoj WakdeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
M P NoufalDepartment of Medical Physics, Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Srinivas ChilukuriDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Dayananda SharmaDepartment of Medical Physics, Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Rakesh JalaliDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sapna NangiaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Abstract

Head Neck cancer patients treated with modern proton therapy need special attention during mould room procedures. In addition to usual mould room practices, patients undergoing Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy (IMPT) require attention to the special characteristics of protons viz., sensitivity to beam path and its alteration, sharp dose fall off and end of range. In this article, we discuss the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for HNC immobilization and simulation for IMPT, developed and practiced at our centre. The SOP details each step during the immobilization and simulation process, with nuances specific to IMPT.

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