Session

Tuesday
May 07
09:15 - 10:30
M1
This house believes that abdominal compression is no longer a suitable motion management strategy considering patient comfort and clinical benefit
Maeve Kearney, Ireland;
Monica Buijs, The Netherlands
Respiratory motion management is essential in thoracic and abdominal RT sites enhancing treatment accuracy with abdominal compression considered one active and effective method of respiratory motion management. Abdominal compression while effective in minimising tumour motion is not without its challenges. Patients comfort may be impacted and reproducibility issues may introduce significant geometric uncertainties - particularly in dose escalation schedules. Other strategies e.g. DIBH could be considered and artificial intelligence – currently being considered throughout the patient pathway - may improve motion prediction algorithms omitting the need for abdominal compression. This debate will present the arguments supporting or opposing the continued use of abdominal compression in RT.
4120
Debate
RTT
09:15 - 09:18
Introduction & voting
09:18 - 09:38
For the motion
Emma White, United Kingdom
09:38 - 09:58
Against the motion
Michael Velec, Canada
09:58 - 10:08
For the motion (rebuttal)
Emma White, United Kingdom
10:08 - 10:18
Against the motion (rebuttal)
Michael Velec, Canada
10:18 - 10:30
Discussion & voting