Adaptive Radiation for Abdominopelvic Metastases

"Radiation therapy is given following generation of planning imaging at the time of simulation. A recent development has been diagnostic quality onboard imaging incorporated within radiation treatment machines. The incorporation of onboard imaging into standard practice has allowed the use Stereotactic Body Radiation (SBRT), which is a precise radiation technique that allows safe delivery of ablative radiation doses.~More recently, the development of improved technologies and software have allowed radiation plans to be generated and delivered that are specific to the anatomy of the very moment the patient is being treated. This novel ability to adjust the radiation treatment plan based upon real time imaging is termed adaptive radiation therapy. This study will utilize the novel adaptive radiation therapy technology in a patient population with technically challenging disease to deliver ablative radiation with an appropriately low toxicity rate."