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Area of Science:

  • Medical Physics
  • Health Informatics
  • Radiotherapy Treatment Planning

Background:

  • Inefficiencies in radiotherapy workflow can lead to patient treatment delays.
  • Standardizing and automating physics plan review is crucial for quality assurance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of the Plan-Checker Tool (PCT) in improving radiotherapy plan quality and workflow.
  • To assess PCT's impact on reducing patient delays and enhancing electronic workflow efficiency.

Main Methods:

  • Developed and implemented the Plan-Checker Tool (PCT) integrating with treatment planning (TPS) and management systems (TMS) via API.
  • Automated 19 of 33 checklist items for physics plan review, prioritizing based on error and delay data.
  • Tracked errors and patient delays before and after PCT implementation.

Main Results:

  • Achieved a 60% reduction in patient treatment start delays within six months of PCT implementation.
  • Successfully implemented PCT for all external beam treatment plans.
  • Increased visibility of errors during physics checks, leading to fewer patient delays despite no decrease in error occurrence.

Conclusions:

  • The Plan-Checker Tool (PCT) effectively reduces patient delays and enhances workflow efficiency in radiotherapy.
  • The methods for automating physics plan review are transferable to other TPS and TMS systems.
  • PCT implementation demonstrates a successful strategy for standardizing and automating physics plan review.