Quality assurance of equipment in Radiation Oncology is required by
government regulations, accrediting organizations and standards of
medical practice. Recording results by hand in a log book or in a
spreadsheet limits ones ability to analyze results over time for a single
treatment device and prevents analysis of multiple devices collectively.
This prohibits true quality assurance which requires action on data to
prevent malfunction or failure. Argus will develop documentation in Phase
I according to ANSI/IEEE Standards in order to successfully code and test
QA management software in Phase II. The result will be a viable
commercial product in Phase TIT that is a user-customizable relational
database that automates test documentation, analysis, data recording, and
report writing for treatment and simulation equipment in Radiation
Oncology. It will improve patient care quality by increasing the
probability that patients receive their prescribed treatment and will
improve the consistency and efficiency of monitoring of physics data for
clinical trials.
In addition, Argus will systematically apply its knowledge toward the
design, development and production of improved prototypes that will
provide the documentation templates and engineering platform for QA
management software in other specialties, such as diagnostic radiology.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: With this class of software, there are
potential commercial applications throughout both Radiation Oncology and
Radiology departments. This includes quality assurance software for
linear accelerators, brachytherapy, as well as QA databases for
automating clinical trials. The sale of over 30 copies of the prototype
module demonstrates that there is demand.
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Project Terms
computer program /softwarecomputer system design /evaluationdiagnosis quality /standardhealth care qualityneoplasm /cancer radiodiagnosisoncologyradiation therapy dosage
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