RADIATION ONCOLOGY QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

放射肿瘤学质量保证管理软件

• 批准号: 2008746
• 负责人: RICHARD H STARK
• 金额: $ 48.88万
• 依托单位: ARGUS SOFTWARE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1994
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1994-12-12 至 1999-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/2008746
• 关键词: behavioral /social science research tag; biomedical automation; computer program /software; computer system design /evaluation; data management; health care quality; neoplasm /cancer radiation therapy; oncology; outcomes research; patient care management; radiation therapy dosage

Argus Software intends to design, develop and test a technically innovative software product utilizing results and documents developed in Phase that will significantly enhance users' abilities to improve the quality of patient care in Radiation Oncology, while at the same time reducing the time required for conducting QA procedures and writing reports that are required by regulatory agencies. The Phase II work will 1) implement and validate automated procedures for Quality Control of linear accelerators and Cobalt 60 radiation equipment. 2) develop two new modules for conducting Quality Assurance (QA) procedures for a) High Dose Rate (HDR) remote after loading brachytherapy and b) radiation therapy simulators; and 3) test and evaluate all modules in a variety of clinical settings. The Company is developing a prototype product which has been demonstrated in the clinical environment and intended market and will validate the feasibility of the concept. The thrust of the Phase II grant will be to develop prototype modules for radiation oncology QA and to conduct evaluation studies in the clinics. Our specific aims are to develop automated procedures and databases that meet quality assurance requirements for a radiation oncology department and to evaluate the clinical impact of implementing a system that automates the testing, analysis and reporting of quality assurance procedures that are required for the safe administration of radiation therapy treatments. 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, simulators, brachytherapy, as well as QA databases for automating clinical trials. The company has developed a "prototype" module as proof-of-principle of the feasibility of the approach and of its commercial potential.

Argus软件打算在技术上设计，开发和测试 利用结果和文档开发的创新软件产品 在阶段，将显着增强用户改善用户的能力 辐射肿瘤学中患者护理的质量，同时 减少执行质量检查程序和写作所需的时间 监管机构要求的报告。 第二阶段的工作 会1）实施和验证自动化程序以进行质量控制 线性加速器和钴60辐射设备。 2）发展 两个用于执行质量保证（QA）程序的新模块 a）加载近距离放射治疗后的高剂量率（HDR）遥控器 放射疗法模拟器； 3）测试和评估A中的所有模块 各种临床环境。 该公司正在开发原型 在临床环境中已证明的产品 预期的市场，将验证该概念的可行性。 这 第二阶段赠款的推力将是开发原型模块 放射肿瘤学质量检查并在诊所进行评估研究。 我们的具体目的是开发自动化程序和数据库 满足辐射肿瘤学的质量保证要求 部门并评估实施系统的临床影响 这可以自动化质量保证的测试，分析和报告 安全辐射安全管理所需的程序 治疗治疗。 拟议的商业应用程序：使用此类软件， 都是两个辐射中潜在的商业应用 肿瘤学和放射学部门。这包括质量保证 线性加速器，模拟器，近距离放射治疗的软件以及 自动化临床试验的质量检查数据库。该公司已经开发了 一个“原型”模块作为可行性的原则证明 方法及其商业潜力。