OSMS to AlignRT Standardization
Overview
Institution Type: Hospital-based cancer center
SGRT System: OSMS (3) and AlignRT (3)
Linacs: Varian Truebeam (4), Varian Edge (2)
Cancer types treated: All cancer types treated
CENTER OBJECTIVES
Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute (LVHN) wanted to increase their utilization of OSMS for more treatment sites and offer their patients the safest and most accurate ra“diation therapy treatment possible across all three centers.
EMPHASIS ON SAFETY
LVHN has the highest standards for delivering safe, high-quality cancer care. The staff wanted to determine if AlignRT could help them deliver this to their patients.
STANDARDIZATION
EFFICIENCY
The team wanted to improve their treatment times and patient set-up. They also wanted to be able to monitor their patients during treatment to ensure the best accuracy.
OUR APPROACH: COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING SESSION
Vision RT’s Clinical Application Specialist provided the accessibility and on-site training that helped Lehigh Valley develop consistent workflows to achieve their desired treatments most effectively and efficiently.
The staff was re-trained on AlignRT, and upgraded to the new Advance software and Postural Video.
DRAWING ROIs
Taught staff how to draw ROI’s correctly and reduced “jumpy” deltas.
DIBH
Adjusted imaging and table shift workflows.
DIBH BOLUS WORKFLOW
Conducted a focused one-on-one training session with the entire staff.
TREATMENT CAPTURES
Assisted with set-up and taking SSD’s outside of the room.
Results
1. Increased utilization from 2 treatment sites to 10 sites: FB Breast, DIBH Breast, Lung, Abdomen, Spine, SRS, Supine Pelvis, SBRT Lung, SBRT Liver, SBRT Other.
2. Reduced their re-imaging rates by 50% for their DIBH patients.
3. Upgraded to AlignRT Advance and Postural Video for an easier, streamlined user experience. All linacs and OSMS systems are now fully upgraded to AlignRT technology.
4. Purchased another AlignRT system to fully standardize all six linacs.
Future Plans
Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute plans to increase treatment site utilization and offer tattoo and mark-free treatment for their patients. They will also utilize Vision RT’s Patient Education Toolkit to help their Physician Liaisons educate the referring provider community and their patients.