Improving Management and Compliance of Radiation Therapy Linear Accelerator Quality Assurance Program With Automated Tracking Tools.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Although quality assurance (QA) is crucial in radiation oncology departments, substantial efforts are required to monitor and ensure compliance to high standards. This work aims to analyze the impact of implementing a centralized and automated tracking dashboard on compliance and variance observed in radiation therapy QA results for linear accelerators.

Methods and materials

The study was performed in a large academic center with 7 linear accelerators. An in-house QA Dashboard was implemented in 2019 with design specifications including automated monitoring and visualization of QA progress, ease of use and accessibility, ease of integration, adaptability to new technologies, and facilitation of automated reminders. Monthly QA data were collected between 2016 and 2022

SUBMITTER: Lyatskaya Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10972807 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature