Huang Peng, Xu Yingjie, Tian Yuan, Ma Pan, D. Jianrong
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Abstract
Objective
To design and implement an automatic independent check software (AutoReview) for the radiotherapy treatment plan and improve the efficiency of independent check.
Methods
The patient′s electronic treatment plan chart in the record and verify (R&V) system database accessed by the SQL language was read and parsed. Based on the treatment plan information obtained from the chart, AutoReview extracted all parameters related to the treatment plan from the treatment planning system and the R&V system, and saved the structured data into a local database. For different check items, corresponding check logic was designed and the program was written to realize the automatic independent check. In total, 664 clinical treatment plans for one month were selected as a sample to evaluate the clinical application effect.
Results
Compared with manual check, AutoReview improved the check efficiency by nearly 60 times and the problem detection rate was elevated by 19.2%. In the two-year clinical application, the software operation was stable, and 14509 treatment plans were automatically checked and identified 588 cases with problems, accounting for 4.05%.
Conclusion
AutoReview can effectively improve the efficiency and accuracy of independent check in radiotherapy treatment plan.
Key words:
Automatic independent check; Radiotherapy treatment plan; Quality assurance; Quality control
期刊介绍:
The Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology is a national academic journal sponsored by the Chinese Medical Association. It was founded in 1992 and the title was written by Chen Minzhang, the former Minister of Health. Its predecessor was the Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology, which was founded in 1987. The journal is an authoritative journal in the field of radiation oncology in my country. It focuses on clinical tumor radiotherapy, tumor radiation physics, tumor radiation biology, and thermal therapy. Its main readers are middle and senior clinical doctors and scientific researchers. It is now a monthly journal with a large 16-page format and 80 pages of text. For many years, it has adhered to the principle of combining theory with practice and combining improvement with popularization. It now has columns such as monographs, head and neck tumors (monographs), chest tumors (monographs), abdominal tumors (monographs), physics, technology, biology (monographs), reviews, and investigations and research.