Quality assurance in radiation oncology

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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), ... read more
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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
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.28609
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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