scholarly journals Comprehensive Benchmark Procedures for Commissioning, Quality Assurance and Treatment Delivery for Quality Cancer Therapy Using Co-60 Teletherapy Machine

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadiq R Malik ◽  
Motiur Rahman ◽  
Mohsin Mia ◽  
Abdul Jobber ◽  
Ashish K Bairagi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Cancer Therapy ◽  
Medical Physics ◽  
Treatment Delivery

No abstract available.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjmp.v6i1.19752 Bangladesh Journal of Medical Physics Vol.6 No.1 2013 3-20 

scholarly journals THE MEDICAL PHYSICIST - SCIENTIST BEHIND THE CURTAIN

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 3212-3213
Author(s):  
Anurag A. Luharia
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Radiation Protection ◽  
Medical Physics ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Quality Assurance Program ◽  
Medical Physicist ◽  
Accurate Treatment ◽  
Medical Physicists

Ionizing radiation has validated its existence and effectiveness in modern medicine for both diagnostic and therapeutic use. For the last decade rapid growth in medical radiation application has witnessed in India towards the betterment of mankind, for safe and quality clinical practice, radiation protection and quality assurance. At the end of the 19th century Physics brought paradigm shift in the field of radiation-based medical diagnosis and treatment and giving rise to the modern medical physicist profession and revolutionized the practice of medicine. Medical Physicists are the scientists with Post graduation / PhD degrees, and certified from A.E.R.B as Radiological Safety Officer, deals with utilization of Physics knowledge in developing not only lifesaving tools & technology but also diagnosis and treatments of various medical conditions that help humans live longer and healthier. Medical Physicists are responsible to carry out the commissioning, establishment of entire Radiation facility and get the clearance of statutory compliances form authorities in order to start the clinical practice are also responsible for research, developing and evaluating new analytical techniques, planning and ensuring safe and accurate treatment of patients also provide advice about radiation protection, training and updating healthcare, scientific and technical staff , managing radiotherapy quality assurance program, mathematical modeling ,maintaining equipment ,writing reports, teaching ,laboratory management and administration. Now it’s a time to raise the curtain from the Medical Physics profession and utilize their services up to maximum extent in the field of scientific research, academic, teaching, diagnosis, treatment and safety.

Technical note: Patient-specific quality assurance methods for TomoDirectTM whole breast treatment delivery

2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (7Part1) ◽  
pp. 4073-4078 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Catuzzo ◽  
F. Zenone ◽  
S. Aimonetto ◽  
A. Peruzzo ◽  
V. Casanova Borca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Technical Note ◽  
Patient Specific ◽  
Treatment Delivery

Quality of systemic cancer therapy in routine care: What are we measuring?

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (34_suppl) ◽  
pp. 249-249
Author(s):  
Shixin (Cindy) Shen ◽  
Monika K. Krzyzanowska
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Cancer Therapy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cytotoxic Chemotherapy ◽  
System Level ◽  
Patient Specific ◽  
Routine Practice ◽  
Treatment Delivery ◽  
Early Stage Disease

249 Background: While clinical trials provide efficacy and early safety information regarding systemic cancer therapy (ST), most cancer patients who receive ST are treated outside clinical trials. We performed a systematic review of studies that have evaluated the quality of ST in routine practice to summarize the literature and define knowledge gaps across five quality domains – access, treatment delivery, toxicity, safety and outcome. Methods: We searched MEDLINE using a combination of terms pertaining to ST, such as “chemotherapy” with keywords related to healthcare quality for articles published in English from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2010. Articles were included if they were based on original studies that examined quality of ST among adult patients from a population perspective (defined as multiple institutions). Study information was abstracted using a standardized form. Summary statistics were used to describe the results. Results: Our search identified 179 articles. The number of studies published each year increased over time from nine studies in 2000 to 30 in 2010. Most studies were conducted in the United States (58%) in either colorectal (31%) or breast cancers (27%) and focused on adjuvant intent cytotoxic chemotherapy (81%). Majority of the studies retrospectively (92%) identified patients from cancer registries (83%) and used either billing data (64%) or information in the registry itself (27%) for treatment identification. 66% of the studies evaluated a single quality domain, whereas the remaining articles assessed two or more domains. No study was found that examined safety from a population perspective. Access was the most frequently evaluated domain (77%) whereas treatment delivery was the least examined (12%). Treatment toxicity and outcome were evaluated in 21% and 31% of studies, respectively. Among studies that assessed outcome of ST, most evaluated patient specific outcomes such as survival (93%) although a few (13%) examined system level outcomes such as cost. Conclusions: Majority of studies evaluating quality of ST have focused on access to cytotoxic chemotherapy in early stage disease. Further studies focusing on other aspects of quality and in different clinical settings are needed.

Treatment planning, quality assurance and treatment delivery using MammoSite™: Pitfalls and remedies

Brachytherapy ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-175
Author(s):  
Samuel Trichter ◽  
Albert Sabbas ◽  
Mary Katherine Hayes ◽  
Bhupesh Parashar ◽  
Fridon Kulidzhanov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Treatment Planning ◽  
Treatment Delivery

scholarly journals Design of Reference Phantom for Quality Control of Conventional X-ray Radiography Units in Port Sudan

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-09
Author(s):  
Yousif Mohamed Y. Abdallah ◽  
Wail Zaki ◽  
Babeker Ahmadoun ◽  
Abuobeada Musa
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Medical Physics ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Management Program ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Resource Limited ◽  
Physics Department ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Product Output

The Quality Control (QC) system, based on simple, cheap equipment and minimum personnel time, enables a resource-limited facility and staff to control the fundamental components of the imaging process on a low cost basis. Quality Assurance (QA) is a product or service quality management program. Customer reviews, capacity building and quality control can also be included. Quality control requires specific measures for ensuring measurable process-related aspects of product output or for the delivery of services within a given limit. Research was conducted at the Medical Physics Department of Red Sea University. The main objective of this work was to boost quality assurance rays. The imagination is more user-friendly and produces better results than a person or object. Phantoms, including fluoroscopy or x-rays, and certain image quality measurements have been used in x-rays imaging. The manufactured phantom in this study showed high precision in different QC tests.

scholarly journals Development of a novel medical physics patient consult program

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley W Schuller ◽  
Jonathan A Baldwin ◽  
Elizabeth A Ceilley ◽  
Alexander Markovic ◽  
Jeffrey M Albert
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Treatment Planning ◽  
Medical Physics ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Patient Encounter ◽  
Treatment Delivery ◽  
Time Commitment ◽  
Medical Physicist ◽  
Treatment Intent ◽  
Planning Ct

AbstractPurposeTo develop a new patient consult program, where patients are invited to meet directly with a clinical medical physicist to learn and ask questions about the technical aspects of their care.MethodsPatients are invited to meet voluntarily with a clinical medical physicist directly after the treatment planning CT appointment, and then again after treatment starts. Each consult starts with an overview of the clinical medical physicist’s role in patient care. This is followed by a detailed explanation of the treatment planning CT, treatment planning, and treatment delivery processes. Data are collected after each patient encounter, including: age, gender, treatment intent, treatment site, consult duration, discussion points, overall impression, and a summary of the questions asked. Qualitative data analysis focused on understanding the number and types of questions asked during the physics consults. Additional analyses focused on evaluating the encounter notes for interesting insights regarding meeting tone, number of meeting attendees, and other non-clinical discussion points.ResultsSixty three patients were seen between August 2016 and December 2017, accounting for 29% of the total department patient load. The average physics consult duration was 24 minutes. When evaluating the patient encounter notes for overall tone, 55 patients (87%) had positive descriptors such as “pleasant conversation”. Thirty three patients (52%) brought at least one other person into the consult, and 27 patients (43%) contributed personal stories or professional background information to the conversation. When the collection of patient questions was grouped into question types, the data show that the majority of the consult discussion addresses questions related to treatment delivery, treatment planning, and other technical questions.ConclusionsIncorporation of a medical physics patient consult program into clinical practice requires modest time commitment, and has the benefits of increasing medical physics engagement with patient care and improving patient satisfaction through better education.

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