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Significance of using DICOM communication standard in quality assurance in radiation oncology - an institutional
P Tobias1, D Vrana, K Cwiertka
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute and Masaryk University, Faculty of Medicine, Brno, Czech Republic.
Purpose:
The purpose of this article was to highlight the importance of data management systems in radiotherapy.
Methods:
We performed a database search to review the errors or potential errors in radiotherapy planning and delivery which could be prevented in case of using the DICOM communication system.
Results:
We registered the following rates of errors: 1) Errors caused by manual rewriting of treatment plan 30%; 2) Errors caused by wrong assignment of the verification system 15%; 3) Errors during the manual rewriting of treatment data to the verification system 15%; 4) Patient identification 5%; 5) Field verification 15% 6) Wedge orientation 10%.
Conclusion:
DICOM communication system may significantly improve the quality assurance in radiotherapy.
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