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What is the best way to peer review radiation therapy treatment plans within a department/clinic?

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Radiation Oncology · Radiation Oncology Associates PA

The is no single best way. Each radiation facility has its own unique strengths and weaknesses that will differ based upon staffing, specialization, intradepartmental culture, IT integration. I have worked in six different practice settings, and no single process will work for all.

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Radiation Oncology · Yale School of Medicine

I agree that peer review will happen a little differently in each institution. However, there are several components which need to be present. Peer review should encompass the salient medical decision points: total dose + fractionation, treatment volume, use of concurrent chemo, treatment intent. Id...

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Radiation Oncology · Jacob E Locke MD PA

I believe a centralized, anonymized service with key guiding principles transparent to the community, would be the foundation for the service. Treatment Planning software should have a standardized save option that strips out all identifying data (similar to windows) and easily upload into the secur...

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