title: Time requirements in conformal radiotherapy treatment planning.
abstract: To investigate the influence of implementing three-dimensional treatment planning on staffing needs, valid questionnaire responses from 22 radiotherapy institutions have been evaluated. Average time requirements per plan rise from 213 to 439 min upon implementation, but with experience decrease to 317 min. No institution reports additional staff positions according to estimated requirements.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Klinische Radiologie, Radiologische Klinik, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Panten
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Höss
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bohsung
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sroka-Pérez
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D008503:Medical Staff; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D020266:Radiotherapy, Conformal / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors