Open AccessA rapid communication from the AAPM Task Group 201: Recommendations for the QA of external beam radiotherapy data transfer. AAPM TG 201: Quality assurance of external beam radiotherapy data transfer
Author(s) -
Siochi R. Alfredo,
Balter Peter,
Bloch Charles D.,
Santanam Lakshmi,
Blodgett Kurt,
Curran Bruce H.,
Engelsman Martijn,
Feng Wenzheng,
Mechalakos Jim,
Pavord Dan,
Simon Tom,
Sutlief Steven,
Zhu X. Ronald
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of applied clinical medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.83
H-Index - 48
ISSN - 1526-9914
DOI - 10.1120/jacmp.v12i1.3479
Subject(s) - quality assurance , external beam radiotherapy , task group , external beam radiation , medical physics , beam (structure) , quality (philosophy) , radiation therapy , nuclear medicine , medicine , computer science , physics , optics , brachytherapy , radiology , engineering management , external quality assessment , quantum mechanics , engineering , pathology
The transfer of radiation therapy data among the various subsystems required for external beam treatments is subject to error. Hence, the establishment and management of a data transfer quality assurance program is strongly recommended. It should cover the QA of data transfers of patient specific treatments, imaging data, manually handled data and historical treatment records. QA of the database state (logical consistency and information integrity) is also addressed to ensure that accurate data are transferred. PACS numbers: 87.56.bd, 87.55.D, 87.55.Gh, 87.55.km, 87.55.Qr, 87.55.T