Interest in low-dose radiotherapy to treat non-malignant conditions, including inflammatory and degenerative disorders of the joints and para-articular soft tissues, has increased substantially in recent years. The clinical efficacy is supported by a large body of evidence, but there is no consensus on the parameters for contouring the PTV. In this recording, Dr. Angel Montero from the Department of Radiation Oncology at the HM Hospitales in Madrid, describes a CT-based contouring atlas for delivering low-dose radiation in the symptomatic treatment of degenerative or inflammatory osteoarticular diseases.
On the Other Side of the Machine
I have spent more than twenty years in radiation therapy, building systems, advising clinicians, and working to bring this technology to more patients. Last year, I became one of those patients myself. Diagnosed with Dupuytren’s contracture, I went through two rounds of low-dose radiation treatment at the same kind of facility I have spent my career supplying. What followed was one of the most clarifying professional experiences of my life, and a reminder that the gap between understanding a treatment and actually receiving one is wider than most people inside this industry ever appreciate.
