American Radium Society Appropriate Use Criteria on Cardiac Toxicity Prevention and Management After Thoracic Radiotherapy.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The multidisciplinary American Radium Society Thoracic Committee was assigned to create appropriate use criteria on cardiac toxicity prevention and management for patients undergoing radiotherapy.

Methods

A systematic review of the current literature was conducted. Case variants of patients with thoracic malignancies undergoing radiation were created based on presence or absence of cardiovascular risk factors and treatment-related risks assessed by dose exposure to the heart and cardiac substructures. Modified Delphi methodology was used to evaluate the variants and procedures, with less than or equal to three rating points from median defining agreement/consensus.

Results

A total of six variants were evaluated. The panel felt that patients with cardiac c

SUBMITTER: Amini A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11665043 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature