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Quality indicators for hyperthermia treatment: Italian survey analysis.
A Di Dia1, A Maggio1, D Gabriele2
1Medical Physics Department, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Torino, Italy.
Summary
This study adapted radiotherapy quality indicators (QI) for hyperthermia treatments and proposed new specific QI. These proposed indicators can help monitor hyperthermia operational procedures and establish standard reference values.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Medical Physics
- Radiotherapy
Background:
- No established Quality Indicators (QI) exist for hyperthermia treatments.
- Radiotherapy experience provides a foundation for developing hyperthermia QI.
Purpose of the Study:
- Adapt existing radiotherapy QI for hyperthermia.
- Propose novel, specific QI for hyperthermia treatments.
- Establish standard reference values for these QI.
Main Methods:
- Adapted radiotherapy QI from literature to the hyperthermia setting.
- Defined new QI specifically for hyperthermia.
- Surveyed 7 Italian hyperthermia institutes via questionnaire to gather data on physical and clinical treatments.
Main Results:
- Selected 3 structure, 5 process, and 2 outcome QI.
- Successfully adapted 7 QI from radiotherapy.
- Developed 3 new QI specific to hyperthermia.
- Obtained average values to serve as proposed standard reference values.
Conclusions:
- Standard reference values for QI were derived from a survey of 7 Italian centers.
- The proposed QI are ready for broader investigation and application in hyperthermia institutes.
- These QI can monitor operational procedures and refine reference standards.
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