TABLE 6.

Example EBRT plan report elements

Section	Recommended	Optional
General	Hospital/location Print date or date of service Planning system (version)	Page numbers Plan creation/revision date Planner/staff
Demographics	Patient name/MRN	Date of birth/gender
Prescription/Written directive on plan document	Target Anatomic Site Dose Fractionation Prescription method/plan normalization method	Course/diagnosis identifier Planner/physician approval/date
Plan Summary	Machine identifier Energy, photon/electron Beam names/IDs Gantry angles Collimator angles and sizes RX and normalization MUs per beam Couch angles
Additional Plan info	Isocenter location Patient or couch shifts Planning CT date/scanner ID Patient orientation (head first/supine) Ref. points/points of interest with location/dose/type	Name of CT density table Import log Plan UID Composite plan information IEC convention
Dose calculation	Method (eg, convolution, AAA, Monte Carlo, etc.) Normalization method Heterogeneity corrections (Y/N) Grid resolution/size Tissue density override Warning messages
DRRs/Beams eye views (For 3D treatment fields)	Wedge direction in graphical display Patient orientation Beam ID and direction Beam shapes (jaw and MLC) with scale Target contours Critical OAR contour(s) Bolus placement with skin render
Images with Isodose	Absolute isodose lines with selected target and OARs contours Prescription isodose level(s) Isocenter point or its location Location of Maximum dose or hot spots Patient orientation Slice number
DVHs (when appropriate)	Structure names Defined dose goal to each structure (Volume, minimum dose, maximum dose, mean dose, etc.) DVHs

Abbreviations: AAA, Anisotropic analytical algorithm; DVHs, dose‐volume histograms; MRN, Medical record number; OARs, Organs at risk; UID, Unique identification number.