A Teleradiology Case Conference System

1995 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
T N Teslow ◽  
R A Gilbert ◽  
W H Grant ◽  
S Y Woo ◽  
E B Butler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Radiation Oncology ◽  
Image Transmission ◽  
Case Conference ◽  
Quality Assurance Programme ◽  
Teleradiology System ◽  
High Resolution Images ◽  
Radiation Treatments ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Transmission Speed

To investigate the use of teleradiology in the quality assurance programme of a multicentre radiotherapy practice, we installed image acquisition and display workstations at each of two affiliated radiation oncology clinics. A commercial diagnostic teleradiology system was successfully modified to suit the requirements of the radiotherapy subspecialty. The system allowed intersite transmission of images, access to high-resolution images from each site and, by use of laser film scanners, made accessible all types of radiation therapy image. Transmission speed and storage capacity were better than expected. Using the system, radiation oncology residents and staff reviewed 83 complex cases over eight months. Case presentation and discussion were enhanced. In the same period, 276 cases were reviewed by conference in person. Case conferences for quality assurance conducted with the teleradiology system influenced changes in treatment planning as effectively as those conducted in person. Equivalent treatment outcomes were produced. The teleradiology system facilitated quality assurance through review of patients' radiation treatments by allowing natural interactive consultation.

scholarly journals A Contemporary Case Study Illustrating the Integration of Health Information Technologies into the Organisation and Clinical Practice of Radiation Oncology

2005 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 136-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew A Miller ◽  
Aaron K Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Radiation Oncology ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Data Use ◽  
Design Management ◽  
Implementation Cost ◽  
Health Information Technologies ◽  
Local Solutions

The development of software in radiation oncology departments has seen the increase in capability from the Record and Verify software focused on patient safety to a fully-fledged Oncology Information System (OIS). This paper reports on the medical aspects of the implementation of a modern Oncology Information System (IMPAC MultiAccess®, also known as the Siemens LANTIS®) in a New Zealand hospital oncology department. The department was successful in translating paper procedures into electronic procedures, and the report focuses on the changes in approach to organisation and data use that occurred. The difficulties that were faced, which included procedural re-design, management of change, removal of paper, implementation cost, integration with the HIS, quality assurance and datasets, are highlighted along with the local solutions developed to overcome these problems.

A Comprehensive Quality Assurance Program for Personnel and Procedures in Radiation Oncology: Value of Voluntary Error Reporting and Checklists

2013 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Kalapurakal ◽  
Aleksandar Zafirovski ◽  
Jeffery Smith ◽  
Paul Fisher ◽  
Vythialingam Sathiaseelan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Radiation Oncology ◽  
Error Reporting ◽  
Quality Assurance Program

Glycohaemoglobin: Comparison of 12 Analytical Methods, Applied to Lyophilized Haemolysates by 101 Laboratories in an External Quality Assurance Programme

1993 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cas W Weykamp ◽  
Theo J Penders ◽  
Frits A J Muskiet ◽  
Willem van der Slik
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Coefficient Of Variation ◽  
External Quality Assurance ◽  
External Quality ◽  
Quality Assurance Programme ◽  
Coefficients Of Variation ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Edta Blood

Stable lyophilized ethylenediaminetetra-acetic acid (EDTA)-blood haemolysates were applied in an external quality assurance programme (SKZL, The Netherlands) for glycohaemoglobin assays in 101 laboratories using 12 methods. The mean intralaboratory day-to-day coefficient of variation (CV), calculated from the assay of 12 unidentified pairs over a period of 1 year, was 5·2% (range: 0·2–28·7). Forty-seven per cent of laboratories did not meet the criterion of CV < 5%, whereas 68% did not meet the clinically more desirable 3·3–3·6%. Linearity, as derived from the analysis of five combinations of two haemolysates with low and high glycohaemoglobin percentages over 6 months, was excellent (mean correlation coefficient 0·9953; range: 0·9188–0·9999). Analysis of two samples with high and low glycohaemoglobin percentages gave mean interlaboratory coefficients of variation of 10% for one method performed by several laboratories and 22% for all methods performed by all laboratories. It is concluded that the majority of laboratories do not meet the clinically desirable intralaboratory precision and that an unacceptably high interlaboratory precision exists.

Variation in dose distribution for breast radiotherapy: a trial based quality assurance programme in the UK

1999 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. S100
Author(s):  
A. Deighton ◽  
E.A. Winfield ◽  
K. Venables ◽  
E.G.A. Aird ◽  
P.J. Hoskin
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Dose Distribution ◽  
Breast Radiotherapy ◽  
Quality Assurance Programme ◽  
The Uk
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