title: A rapid communication from the AAPM Task Group 201: recommendations for the QA of external beam radiotherapy data transfer. AAPM TG 201: quality assurance of external beam radiotherapy data transfer.
abstract: The transfer of radiation therapy data among the various subsystems required for external beam treatments is subject to error. Hence, the establishment and management of a data transfer quality assurance program is strongly recommended. It should cover the QA of data transfers of patient specific treatments, imaging data, manually handled data and historical treatment records. QA of the database state (logical consistency and information integrity) is also addressed to ensure that accurate data are transferred.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA. ralfredo-siochi@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: R Alfredo
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Siochi
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Balter
authors.forename: Charles D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Bloch
authors.forename: Lakshmi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Santanam
authors.forename: Kurt
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Blodgett
authors.forename: Bruce H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Curran
authors.forename: Martijn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Engelsman
authors.forename: Wenzheng
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mechalakos
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pavord
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sutlieff
authors.forename: X Ronald
authors.initials: XR
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual; D006801:Humans; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011786:Quality Control; D018787:Radiation Oncology / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D058028:Research Report