Clinical Implementation of Simulation-Free Palliative Radiation Therapy: Consensus Recommendations From a Modified Delphi Study
This Delphi study provides expert-driven recommendations to support safe implementation of sim-free RT in palliative practice. Findings highlight suitable indications, workflow safeguards, and training needs while underscoring the need for further dosimetric validation and broader evaluation across diverse practice settings.
Authors
- D. Palma
- David J. Sher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3943-7480)
- Koen J. Nelissen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0732-9955)
- Brian D. Kavanagh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5579-1725)
- Stephanie Roderick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4186-0360)
- Elizabeth Huynh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9749-5043)
- Simon Boeke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3210-3368)
- Shen Wong
- Thilo Schuler
- Christopher D. Abraham
- Ashwin Shinde
- Melissa O’Neil
- Eva Versteijne
- Vivian S. Tan
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Royal North Shore Hospital (AU)
- London Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Cancer Center Amsterdam (NL)
- University of Tübingen (DE)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advances in Radiation Oncology
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adro.2025.101993
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 47.32