What dose constraint, if any, do you use for the diaphragm when treating liver or lung tumors with SBRT?  

I treated a HCC patient with a subdiaphragmatic tumor with SBRT 54 Gy in 3 fractions. He developed right posterior chest wall pain that radiated to his right shoulder. On autopsy, he was found to have a path CR in his tumor and necrosis of the adjacent diaphragm muscle. The chest wall appeared gross...

We do not use a specific constraint for the diaphragm when treating lung tumors with SBRT near it and to the best of my knowledge, such a constraint has not been included in any protocols. We have not seen what I would have designated as a diaphragm-specific toxicity. We have treated many lower...

I am not aware of any constraints for diaphragm. The central part of the diaphragm is made of tendon, so it should have a higher tolerance to ablative radiation. The closest cousin is the chest wall which is made up of ribs and muscles.

I agree with @Gregory M. Videtic. The more important issue is the GI track under the diaphragm which tolerates SBRT poorly. Due to motion, we need to be very careful about the high dose delivered to the GI track. There was a report about stomach ulceration after 50 Gy in 10 fx (max dose of 50 Gy) de...