Vulva Cancer
Radiation Therapy Physician Worksheet
(As of 17 July 2016)
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Patient name:
What is the radiation therapy start date (mm/dd/yyyy)?
_____ /______ /______
1.
Is this treatment being directed to the primary site?
Yes No
If treatment is not being directed to the primary site, submit a request for the metastatic site.
2.
Does the patient have distant metastatic disease?
Yes No
3.
a. What is the treatment intent?
Postoperative
Preoperative
Definitive (no surgery planned)
Locoregional recurrence at primary site or regional lymph nodes
Palliative (for relief of symptoms)
b. If preoperative or postoperative is the treatment intent, are any of the
following risk factors present?
Yes No
1. Tumor > 4 cm
2. > 1 mm invasion
3. Lymphovascular invasion
4. Positive Pelvic Nodes
5. Positive Inguinal/Femoral Nodes
6. Positive/Close Surgical Margin (< 8 mm)
7. Pattern of invasion (spray, diffuse)
6. Positive inguinal/femoral nodes
c. If definitive is the treatment intent, what is the patient’s initial TNM (AJCC 7
th
Edition) Stage?
Stage 0
Stage II
Stage IVA
Stage IIIA
Stage IVB
Stage I A
Stage IIIB
Stage IB
Stage IIIC
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Radiation Therapy Physician Worksheet
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6.
What is the treatment plan?
External beam radiation therapy (EBRT)
Brachytherapy
EBRT and Brachytherapy
7.
If brachytherapy is included in the treatment plan, then answer the following set of questions:
a. What is the dose rate?
Low dose rate (LDR)
High dose rate (HDR)
b. How many fractions will be rendered?
Fractions: _____
c. What is the implant type?
Interstitial
Other (fill in): ________________________
8.
If EBRT is included in the treatment plan, then answer the following questions:
a. What is the treatment technique?
Select a technique for each applicable phase, and fill in the number of fractions.
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Complex (77307)
3D conformal
Intensity modulated
radiation therapy (IMRT)
Proton beam therapy
Rotational arc therapy
Stereotactic body radiation
therapy (SBRT)
Tomotherapy
Electrons
Complex (77307)
3D conformal
Intensity modulated
radiation therapy (IMRT)
Proton beam therapy
Rotational arc therapy
Stereotactic body radiation
therapy (SBRT)
Tomotherapy
Electrons
Complex (77307)
3D conformal
Intensity modulated
radiation therapy (IMRT)
Proton beam therapy
Rotational arc therapy
Stereotactic body radiation
therapy (SBRT)
Tomotherapy
Electrons
Fractions: ______________
Fractions: ______________
Fractions: ______________
9.
Will the patient be receiving concurrent chemotherapy?
Yes No
10.
Will IGRT be used?
Yes No
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11.
Note any additional information in the space below: