Mitigation of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning Errors on the Novel RefleXion X1 System Using Failure Mode and Effect Analysis Within Six Sigma Framework

Purpose: The aim of this study was to apply the Six Sigma methodology and failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) to mitigate errors in intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) treatment planning with the first clinical installation of RefleXion X1....

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Main Authors: Eric Simiele, PhD, Bin Han, PhD, Lawrie Skinner, PhD, Daniel Pham, PhD, Jonathan Lewis, MS, Michael Gensheimer, MD, Lucas Vitzthum, MD, Daniel Chang, MD, Murat Surucu, PhD, Nataliya Kovalchuk, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:Advances in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452109423000155