A Framework for Comprehensive Electronic QA in Radiation Therapy

We describe a framework for comprehensive electronic QA currently under development in the department of Radiation Oncology at the Montreal General Hospital. When complete, the system will incorporate all data generated within the department. It will allow for easy access to all aspects of a patient...

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Published in2010 International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications pp. 985 - 988
Main Authors Kildea, J, Evans, M, Parker, W
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.12.2010
Subjects
Biomedical applications of radiation
Comprehensive electronic QA
Control charts
Delay
machine learning in radiation oncology QA
Physics
Planning
Process control
Shewhart
treatment delays in radiation oncology
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ISBN1424492114
9781424492114
DOI10.1109/ICMLA.2010.157

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Summary:We describe a framework for comprehensive electronic QA currently under development in the department of Radiation Oncology at the Montreal General Hospital. When complete, the system will incorporate all data generated within the department. It will allow for easy access to all aspects of a patient's treatment and to the state of all relevant equipment at the time of treatment. Quality control will be achieved through automated Shewhart-type control charting with appropriate statistical analysis. Machine learning methods will be used to examine the data in order to search for errors, inconsistencies and unnecessary treatment delays. The system will entail a web interface internal to the clinic and written in PERL.
ISBN:1424492114
9781424492114
DOI:10.1109/ICMLA.2010.157