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Technical Note: Use of automation to eliminate shift errors.

Elizabeth L Covington1, Richard A Popple1, Rex A Cardan1

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Automated tools in treatment planning systems (TPS) can prevent errors in shift instructions for radiation therapists. These open-source scripts improve accuracy and patient safety by verifying user origin and calculating shifts.

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  • Medical Physics
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Health Informatics

Background:

  • Radiation therapy planning involves critical steps to ensure accurate patient treatment.
  • Incorrect shift instructions to therapists represent a significant source of error in radiotherapy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop automated tools within the treatment planning system (TPS) to eliminate errors in shift instructions.
  • To enhance the safety and accuracy of radiation therapy delivery.

Main Methods:

  • Developed two scripts using the Eclipse API within the TPS.
  • One script validates the correct placement of the user origin at simulation markers.
  • The second script automates the calculation of shift instruction sheets for therapists.

Main Results:

  • Analysis of the RO-ILS database revealed eight errors linked to incorrect user origin placement.
  • The user origin script successfully flagged all treatment plans with inconsistent user origin placement.
  • Automated shift calculation eliminated errors from miscalculation or transcription of shift values.

Conclusions:

  • Automation effectively removes the common error pathway of incorrect shift instructions in radiotherapy.
  • The developed scripts are available as open-source software for wider adoption in radiation therapy clinics.