Using a whiteboard web application for tracking treatment workflow metrics for dosimetrists and physicians

We present a framework for collecting data which elucidates detailed clinical flow timelines for different treatment sites, modalities, planners, and physicians in radiotherapy treatments. A web based tool, the Whiteboard, was developed which allows communication between the physicians and staff about the current state of the radiotherapy treatment plan and provides detailed time data for each stage of the patient's journey from simulation to treatment. Detailed timestamped data was collected over a period of 6 years which included 22 discrete steps of the treatment planning process.

Source: Medical Dosimetry - July 28, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Rex A. Cardan, Elizabeth L. Covington, John B. Fiveash, Richard A. Popple Source Type: research