Time and motion study of radiotherapy delivery: Economic burden of increased quality assurance and IMRT

Abstract Time measurements were performed on daily treatment delivery with the aim to quantify the impact of quality assurance (QA) using an electronic portal imaging device (EPID) on RT delivery time and to validate the time burden of intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) as an example of ad...

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Published in:Radiotherapy and oncology 2009-10, Vol.93 (1), p.137-140
Main Authors: Van de Werf, Evelyn, Lievens, Yolande, Verstraete, Jan, Pauwels, Kris, Van den Bogaert, Walter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cost
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Equipment Failure Analysis - economics
Female
Health Care Costs
Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine
Humans
Intensity modulated radiation therapy
Male
Quality assurance
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Quality Control
Radiation Oncology - economics
Radiation Oncology - methods
Radiotherapy
Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted - economics
Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted - methods
Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated - economics
Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated - methods
Risk Assessment
Time and Motion Studies
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Summary:Abstract Time measurements were performed on daily treatment delivery with the aim to quantify the impact of quality assurance (QA) using an electronic portal imaging device (EPID) on RT delivery time and to validate the time burden of intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) as an example of advanced technology. Both increased QA and the delivery of IMRT were found to be significant parameters determining daily treatment time (TT), which in turn translates in increased treatment costs.
ISSN:0167-8140
1879-0887
DOI:10.1016/j.radonc.2009.07.007