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Implementation of an image‐guided radiation therapy program: Lessons learnt and future challenges
Author(s) -
Bell LJ,
Oliver L,
Vial P,
Eade TN,
Rinks M,
Hammond E,
Morgan GW,
Back M,
Wiltshire KL
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1754-9485
pISSN - 1754-9477
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2010.02142.x
Subject(s) - medicine , quality assurance , medical physics , multidisciplinary approach , radiation therapy , image guided radiation therapy , project commissioning , cone beam computed tomography , image quality , computed tomography , radiology , artificial intelligence , image (mathematics) , computer science , publishing , social science , external quality assessment , pathology , sociology , political science , law
Summary The aim of this paper is to detail the experience obtained in implementing an image‐guided radiation therapy program at the Northern Sydney Cancer Centre. This required retrofitting a Varian Clinac 21EX with an on‐board imager. The commissioning and quality assurance procedures, organisation of a multidisciplinary image guided radiation therapy group, and the development of clinical protocols for orthogonal kV and cone beam computed tomography implementation are described. Reassessment of the image‐guided radiation therapy program has continued as new equipment and software versions were made available in the department.