The development and organizational format of a radiotherapy patient treatment chart.
An important and time consuming responsibility of the Dosimetrist is to ensure and supervise accurate recording of delivered dose and treatment methods. With the rapidly growing complexity of technology, data, treatment protocol regimens and treatment methods, the need for accurate recording in a clearly arranged fashion has become imperative not only for daily patient treatment, but also for legal purposes. This paper describes the process of designing a patient treatment chart based on a review of charts already in use in various departments and aided by the input of all members of the Radiation Oncology treatment team at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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Department of Radiation Oncology, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill 27514.
McMurry
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D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011874:Radiometry; D011878:Radiotherapy; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage