A How-To Compendium for GammaPod Treatments, Clinical Workflow, and Clinical Program at an Early Adopting Institution.
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Abstract
In 2019, our institution became the second in the world to go live with GammaPod (Xcision Medical Systems, LLC, Columbia, MD), a device dedicated for stereotactic radiation therapy of breast cancer, with breast immobilization, real-time imaging, and highly-conformal dosimetry. At our institution, GammaPod is used for 5-fraction adjuvant partial breast irradiation, single-fraction tumor cavity boost before whole-breast irradiation, single-fraction preoperative radiation, and (in poor surgical candidates), single-fraction definitive radiation. Here, we describe our workflow, observed procedure step times, and homegrown techniques for improved efficiency in our institutional experience of 93 patients treated between 2019 and 2021.
Medical subject headings
- Breast Neoplasms
- Radiosurgery