IMPORT LOW
Intensity Modulated and Partial Organ RadioTherapy
Randomised Trial Testing Intensity
Modulated and Partial Organ Radiotherapy following Breast Conservation Surgery
for Early Breast Cancer
Control
Test Arm 1
Test Arm 2
Trial
Objectives:
IMPORT LOW is a randomised trial testing partial breast radiotherapy
delivered using intensity modulated techniques following complete local tumour
excision of low risk early stage breast cancer.
Chief
Clinical Dr.
Charlotte Coles
Co-ordinator:
Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust
Hills Road
Tel: 01223
596182
Fax: 01223
274409
email:charlotte.coles @addenbrookes.nhs.uk
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Trial
Co-ordinator: Jenny Titley (Contact to access trial protocol)
ICR-CTSU
Section of
Clinical Trials
Sutton,
Tel: +44
(0) 20 8722 4104
email:
import-icrctsu @icr.ac.uk
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QA
Contacts: Laura Ciurlionis Yatman Tsang
National
Trials QA team National
Trials QA team
Radiotherapy
Physics Radiotherapy
Physics
Mount
Northwood Northwood
Middlesex
HA6 2RN Middlesex HA6 2RN
Tel:
01923 844714 Tel:
01923 844714
email:
laura.ciurlionis @nhs.net email: yatmantsang @nhs.net
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Pre-trial requirements:
1) Completion of the National
QA for Clinical Trials Baseline questionnaire if this has not been completed within the last
2 years
2)
Completion of the IMPORT
LOW QA questionnaire
3)
Electronic submission and approval of a sample IMPORT LOW plan
4) QA visit carried out by the
QA team
Useful
Documents:
The following
documents will guide you through the QA process:
IMPORT
Phantom IMPORT Phantom DICOM image set image set
Small
Field Dosimetry Instructions
Some centres may be able to start entering
patients into the trial before the QA visit if they fulfil ALL of the following requirements:
Ø Completed the FAST QA form
and had it approved
Ø Received a QA visit as a part
of the START trial for their current planning system or have submitted a plan
on their new planning system for the machines used for the START measurements
Ø Have a proven record of
sending electronic patient data to the QA team