ESTRO 2024 - Abstract Book

S5630

RTT - Patient care, preparation, immobilisation and IGRT verification protocols

ESTRO 2024

Conclusion:

The piloted open facemask and SGRT guided patient set up is a step forward in improving patient comfort and positioning accuracy in the same process. Minimized setup errors and repositioning rates indicate feasibility for routine clinical application. Learning gathered from the pilot will inform clinical preparation, ROI design and resource management for an upcoming comparative randomised clinical trial evaluating the setup accuracy and patient experience of faceless radiotherapy masks versus conventional full-face masks for head and neck radiotherapy patients.

Keywords: Open Face Mask

References:

Nixon JL, Brown B, Pigott AE, Turner J, Brown E, Bernard A, Wall LR, Ward EC, Porceddu SV. A prospective examination of mask anxiety during radiotherapy for head and neck cancer and patient perceptions of management strategies. J Med Radiat Sci. 2019 Sep;66(3):184-190. doi: 10.1002/jmrs.346. Epub 2019 Jul 25. PMID: 31343118; PMCID: PMC6745384.