Quality assurance in radiation oncology
FitzGerald, Thomas J.; Followill, David; Laurie, Fran; Boterberg, Tom; Hanusik, Richard; Kessel, Sandra; Karolczuk, Kathryn; Iandoli, Matthew; Ulin, Kenneth; Morano, Karen; Bishop-Jodoin, Maryann; Kry, Stephen; Lowenstein, Jessica; Molineu, Andrea; Moni, Janaki; Cicchetti, M. Giulia; Prior, Fred; Saltz, Joel; Sharma, Ashish; Mandeville, Henry C.; Bernier-Chastagner, Valerie; Janssens, Geert
(2021) Pediatric Blood and Cancer, volume 68 Suppl 2, issue S2
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Abstract
The Children's Oncology Group (COG) has a strong quality assurance (QA) program managed by the Imaging and Radiation Oncology Core (IROC). This program consists of credentialing centers and providing real-time management of each case for protocol compliant target definition and radiation delivery. In the International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP),
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the lack of an available, reliable online data platform has been a challenge and the European Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOPE) quality and excellence in radiotherapy and imaging for children and adolescents with cancer across Europe in clinical trials (QUARTET) program currently provides QA review for prospective clinical trials. The COG and SIOP are fully committed to a QA program that ensures uniform execution of protocol treatments and provides validity of the clinical data used for analysis.
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Keywords: credentialing, quality assurance, radiation therapy, Radiation Oncology/standards, Neoplasms/radiotherapy, Quality Assurance, Health Care/standards, Humans, Adolescent, Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted/standards, Child, Hematology, Oncology, Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health, Review, Journal Article
ISSN: 1545-5009
Publisher: Wiley-Liss Inc.
Note: Funding Information: The portfolio of site qualification and credentialing core services within IROC managed by the Houston QA center is large and functions in an enterprise manner. Over the past 5?years, 1840 radiation oncology (4800 radiation oncology machines) sites were identified as the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) participants (556 have been identified as being affiliated with COG). Site demographic data are collected at qualification, credentialing, and annually thereafter. The portfolio of site qualification and credentialing core services within IROC managed by the Houston QA center is large and functions in an enterprise manner. Over the past 5?years, 1840 radiation oncology (4800 radiation oncology machines) sites were identified as the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) participants (556 have been identified as being affiliated with COG). Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC © 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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