Status:
COMPLETED
A New Radiation Therapy Planning System in Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy for Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: A new radiation therapy planning system may help doctors plan better treatment for patients with cancer. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying a new radiation therapy planning system in...
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: * Determine the ability of the Radionics Body System™ to immobilize and re-localize patients receiving radiotherapy to extra-cranial sites of cancer. * Determine the accuracy of radiation...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Cancer for which a course of radiotherapy to an extra-cranial site is required
- Head and neck sites excluded
- Initial treatment field (or cone down field) must be no greater than 12 X 10 cm
- PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Age
- Not specified
- Performance status
- Not specified
- Life expectancy
- Not specified
- Hematopoietic
- Not specified
- Hepatic
- Not specified
- Renal
- Not specified
- Cardiovascular
- No right heart insufficiency
- Other
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- Weight must not exceed 150 kilograms (330 pounds)
- PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- Biologic therapy
- Not specified
- Chemotherapy
- Not specified
- Endocrine therapy
- Not specified
- Radiotherapy
- See Disease Characteristics
- Surgery
- Not specified
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2002
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00436397
Start Date
June 1 2002
End Date
August 1 2005
Last Update
February 12 2010
Active Locations (1)
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Fox Chase Cancer Center - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19111-2497