Radiation Therapy Definitions and cceHUB（放射治疗的定义和cceHUB）.pdfVIP

Radiation Therapy Definitions and Reporting Guidelines for Thymic Malignancies Gomez D, Komaki R, Yu J, Ikushima H, Bezjak A Address correspondence to Daniel Gomez: DGomez@ Introduction The role of radiation therapy (RT) in the treatment of thymic malignancies is well established in general, but many details that have never been clearly defined are currently being critically examined. Such an assessment has been hampered by significant inconsistency in how RT is delivered, how the RT field is defined, which patients are selected for treatment, and how outcomes are reported. An opportunity to change this has arisen through the development of the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group (ITMIG), which is an organized collaboration of individuals interested in this field. The prerequisite to progress, however, is to establish definitions and consistent policies so that results can be understood and compared. This is the topic addressed in this paper. Methods A workgroup was assembled to review literature relevant to the issues, and formulate preliminary recommendations (Daniel Gomez, Ritsuko Komaki, James Yu, Hitoshi Ikushima, Andrea Bezjak). These were refined by an extended workgroup (Charles Thomas, Lynn Wilson, Gregory Videtic. James Metz, Harun Badakhshi , Clifton Fuller, Francoise Mornex, Conrad Falkson, David Ball, Ken Rosenzweig) and discussed further in a broad multidisciplinary workshop meeting. A draft of this paper, containing the proposed policies and standard operating procedures, was then disseminated to all ITMIG members for further discussion. The final version of this paper was then written, taking all of the input into consideration, and was ultimately approved by the ITMIG members for use in ITMIG collaborative initiatives (obviously some of this plan is not yet accomplished). Basic Definitions Clinical Setting and Treatment Intent