NRG Oncology Protocol Development Template for Radiation Therapy — Gastrointestinal Cancer: Anal Cancer
Yock A, Parker W, et al. · NRG Oncology Medical Physics Subcommittee / Radiation Oncology Committee
DoseLab summary
The template NRG Oncology gives investigators for writing the radiation therapy section of an anal cancer trial. Its example text and values are based on RTOG 0529 and the ECOG-ACRIN DECREASE trial (EA2182), and are meant to be edited for each protocol. It covers immobilization (a supine "frog-leg" position is recommended), CT or PET/CT simulation, rigid registration of MRI and PET to the planning CT, standard structure names, dose compliance tables and planning priorities.
Why this is useful
How an NRG trial would write the radiation section for anal cancer: simulation, image fusion, standard structure names, compliance tables and planning priorities — a good model of a modern US protocol.
Reference details
- Title
- NRG Oncology Protocol Development Template for Radiation Therapy — Gastrointestinal Cancer: Anal Cancer
- Authors / organization
- Yock A, Parker W, et al. · NRG Oncology Medical Physics Subcommittee / Radiation Oncology Committee
- Publication / protocol
- NRG Oncology protocol template
- Version
- Version 2, 10 January 2025
- Year
- 2025
- DOI
- Pending verification
- Disease sites
- GI
- Topics
- Anal canal, NRG, Protocols, Image registration, Simulation, Structure naming
- Fractionation context
- Example: 50.4–54 Gy (primary), 42–45 Gy (elective nodes), 28–30 fx
- Last reviewed by DoseLab
- 2026-09-29