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- P Tobias, D Vrana, K Cwiertka, D Gremlica, and P Slampa.
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute and Masaryk University, Faculty of Medicine, Brno, Czech Republic.
- J Buon. 2013 Oct 1; 18 (4): 1045-7.
PurposeThe purpose of this article was to highlight the importance of data management systems in radiotherapy.MethodsWe performed a database search to review the errors or potential errors in radiotherapy planning and delivery which could be prevented in case of using the DICOM communication system.ResultsWe registered the following rates of errors: 1) Errors caused by manual rewriting of treatment plan 30%; 2) Errors caused by wrong assignment of the verification system 15%; 3) Errors during the manual rewriting of treatment data to the verification system 15%; 4) Patient identification 5%; 5) Field verification 15% 6) Wedge orientation 10%.ConclusionDICOM communication system may significantly improve the quality assurance in radiotherapy.
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