A review of interventions to reduce inter‐observer variability in volume delineation in radiation oncology

SK Vinod, M Min, MG Jameson… - Journal of medical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Inter‐observer variability (IOV) in target volume and organ‐at‐risk (OAR)
delineation is a source of potential error in radiation therapy treatment. The aims of this study …

Does peer review of radiation plans affect clinical care? A systematic review of the literature

K Brunskill, TK Nguyen, RG Boldt, AV Louie… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose Peer review is a recommended component of quality assurance in radiation
oncology; however, it is resource-intensive and its effect on patient care is not well …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of peer review of volume delineation in stereotactic body radiation therapy planning for primary lung cancer: a multicenter quality assurance study

AC Lo, M Liu, E Chan, C Lund, PT Truong… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2014 - Elsevier
Introduction: Although the value of peer review is increasingly recognized, there is little
research documenting its impact in the setting of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) …

Impact of deviations in target volume delineation–time for a new RTQA approach?

S Cox, A Cleves, E Clementel, E Miles… - Radiotherapy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The international radiotherapy community has recognised that non-adherence to RT
protocols can influence trial endpoints. However this conclusion is based on studies …

Intensity-modulated radiotherapy with a simultaneous integrated boost in rectal cancer

R Owens, S Mukherjee, S Padmanaban, E Hawes… - Clinical Oncology, 2020 - Elsevier
Aims Dose–response curves suggest that higher doses of radiotherapy improve the
complete response rate in rectal cancer. The UK adopted the EXPERT trial dose and …

Future of Multidisciplinary Team in the Context of Adaptive Therapy

HA McNair, MF Milosevic, PJ Parikh… - Seminars in radiation …, 2024 - Elsevier
The implementation and early adoption of online adaptive radiotherapy (oART) has required
the presence of clinicians, physicists and radiation therapists (RTT) at the treatment console …

Practice patterns for peer review in radiation oncology

DJ Hoopes, PA Johnstone, PS Chapin… - Practical radiation …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose Physician peer review seeks to improve the quality of care through the evaluation
of physician performance, specifically medical decision making and technical expertise. To …

Impact of peer review in the radiation treatment planning process: experience of a tertiary care university hospital in Pakistan

BM Qureshi, MA Mansha, MU Karim, A Hafiz… - Journal of global …, 2019 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE To evaluate and report the frequency of changes in radiation therapy treatment
plans after peer review in a simulation review meeting once a week. MATERIALS AND …

Evidence-based peer review for radiation therapy–updated review of the literature with a focus on tumour subsite and treatment modality

M Huo, P Gorayski, M Poulsen, K Thompson… - Clinical Oncology, 2017 - Elsevier
Technological advances in radiation therapy permit steep dose gradients from the target to
spare normal tissue, but increase the risk of geographic miss. Suboptimal target delineation …

A pan-Canadian survey of peer review practices in radiation oncology

A Caissie, J Rouette, P Jugpal, CA Davis… - Practical radiation …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose Peer review (PR) of treatment plans has been recognized internationally as a key
component of quality care in radiation oncology programs (ROPs). We conducted a survey …