Multicentre prospective risk analysis of a fully automated radiotherapy workflow.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Fully automated workflows (FAWs) for radiotherapy treatment preparation are feasible, but remain underutilized in clinical settings. A multicentre prospective risk analysis was conducted to support centres in managing FAW-related risks and to identify workflow steps needing improvement.

Material and methods

Eight European radiotherapy centres performed a failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) on a hypothetical FAW, with a manual review step at the end. Centres assessed occurrence, severity and detectability of provided, or newly added, failure modes to obtain a risk score. Quantitative analysis was performed on curated data, while qualitative analysis summarized free text comments.

Results

Manual review and auto-segmentation were identified as

SUBMITTER: De Kerf G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12005333 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature