E30: SBRT Essentials: The Broad Overview

Absolutely, I think SPRT over the past few years or so has gained a lot of momentum.

Compared to a conventional radiation therapy, so I guess we should start by just mentioning what's what's the main difference, right? SPRT versus a conventional RT, which you know, coming from a few years of experience.

I remember the days of IMRT coming into being, then VMAT, and then started the SPRT.

So to me, when I think about SPRT, I think about fewer treatments, one to five sessions.

What does that offer in terms of patient? It's convenience for the patient, less time away from work, family, and

life.

We could do it as an outpatient treatment.

It's also a non-invasive alternative to surgeries.

Sometimes not a lot of patients are, I wouldn't say not a lot, some patients are not candidates for surgery and this would be an

alternative.

Before I interrupt you, let's take a step back.

For those who haven't done any SBRT planning yet, what does SBRT mean? What does it stand for?

Stereotactic Body Radiation Treatment.

Therapy.

Yep.

Exactly.

Exactly.

So continue just sitting here saying SBRT, SBRT, just want you to know the kind of context of what we mean by that.

Absolutely.

So I think, yeah, you know, if you're going back to the basic, I think we should then mention SRS, right? What's, what is SRS?

Radiostatic surgery.

So I think at the cranial treatments, that's where this lower fractionation schema started.

And I think it kind of evolved into other body parts.

Um, I think the intent of this episode is more than radiobiology.

I think as planners, when we have an SBRT on our list, on our work list, how do we approach it? And what are the struggles or challenges that we can face it? And how can we move