A prospective hazard analysis of real-time adaptive helical tomotherapy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Following the release in 2016 of the report of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Task Group 100, there has been growing interest in the use of prospective hazard analysis in radiation therapy. System Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA) is an emerging technique in this domain that is particularly suited to processes that involve time sensitive collaboration, decision-making and/or automation.

Purpose

The goal of this research was to use STPA to evaluate existing processes and procedures with an aim to identify improvements, gaps or unforeseen risks stemming from implementing real-time adaptive treatment on a helical tomotherapy platform.

Methods

The Radixact treatment delivery system (Accuray Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA), an evolution of the Tomo

SUBMITTER: Hindmarsh J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12857238 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature