Management of metallic implants in radiotherapy

The number of patients with metallic implant and treated with radiotherapy is constantly increasing. These hardware are responsible for the deterioration in the quality of the CT images used at each stage of the radiation therapy, during delineation, dosimetry and dose delivery. We present the update of the recommendations of the French society of oncological radiotherapy on the pros and cons of the different methods, existing and under evaluation, which limit the impact of metallic implants on the quality and safety of radiation treatments.

Published by Cancer radiotherapie : journal de la Societe francaise de radiotherapie oncologique, 2022. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.

doi.org/10.1016/j.canrad.2021.11.004