Overview and Recommendations for Prospective Multi-institutional Spatially Fractionated Radiation Therapy (SFRT) Clinical Trials

This article provides an overview of the current state of spatially fractionated RT (SFRT) using either GRID or LATTICE techniques. The article reviews current dosimetry, treatment planning, QA, and clinical trials. The authors make broad recommendations for dosimetry, treatment planning, physics support, and radiobiological modeling, to allow prospective multi-institutional clinical trials to take place.

Please visit https://www.redjournal.org/article/S0360-3016(23)08246-9/fulltext to read the related journal article online. 

This activity is available from June 5, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on June 4, 2026.

Target Audience

This course is designed to meet the interest of radiation oncologists, physicists, dosimetrists and radiation oncology residents.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Describe the current state of SFRT treatments, including GRID, LATTICE, and SFRT with particle beams.
  • Describe the current limitations to widespread SFRT use.
  • Describe what steps are needed for institutions to participate in robust SFRT clinical trials.

 

 

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education for physicians. ASTRO designates this Journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
    This activity was designated for 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Course opens: 
06/05/2024
Course expires: 
06/04/2026
Cost:
$49.00
Rating: 
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Sue Yom, MD, PhD, FASTRO, is employed by the University of California and receives compensation from Bristol-Myers Squibb, NRG Oncology, EMD Serono.

The person(s) above served as the developer(s) of this activity. Additionally, Education Committee had control over the content of this activity.

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

 

 

Disclosure link: 
ASTRO Education Committee

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education for physicians. ASTRO designates this Journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
    This activity was designated for 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Price

Cost:
$49.00
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Course Fees:
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  • Nonmember: $49
  • Member: $0


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The activity and its materials will only be available on the ASTRO website until June 4, 2026, regardless of purchase date. At the expiration of the activity, participants will no longer have access to the activity or its materials. ASTRO reserves the right to remove an activity before its expiration date.

 

 

 

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