Take Action Protocol: A radiation therapist led approach to act on anatomical changes seen on CBCT.

ABSTRACT: Until recently Traffic Light Protocols (TLP) have been developed to recognize and react to Anatomical Changes (ACs) seen on Cone Beam Computer Tomography (CBCT) scans for the most common treatment sites. This involves alerting the Radiation Oncologist (RO), handing over findings, and RO providing the final decision, making it quite labour-intensive for the ROs as well as the Radiation Therapists (RTTs). A new approach was developed to act on ACs: the Take Action Protocol (TAP). In this protocol the RTTs do not only have a role in detecting ACs, but also decide on the appropriate action and follow up, resulting in a significant shift in responsibility. In this study we present the TAP and evaluated the benefit and outcomes of the implementation of TAP compared to the TLP. During a pilot per

SUBMITTER: Buijs M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8110944 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature