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The new volumetric radiotherapy: the need for new
process indicators (2010)
The new volumetric radiotherapy (SBRT & IGRT, IMRT & IGRT, VMAT,
robotic RT), contrary to 2D and 3D radiotherapy, is not based on number of
fields per treatment, shaped fields od portal vision feasibility because all
these features are in the concept of volumetric radiotherapy; because that, we
need for new indicators.
“Radiation oncology has a long history of leadership in quality of care
assessment and continues to work toward defining consensus QIs and
appropriate metrics derived from QIs.
This is complicated by the continual
introduction of complex quality and safety issues by the rapidly emerging
technologies that are central to the field
».