YouRad Survey 2 - The purchase and commissioning of an IGRT system
Results
So Far

Number of questions in survey - 33

Number of participants in this survey so far - 8

Total number of questions answered - 216 (not all questions are answered by all participants)

Table of results

Question Answer Answer count
Clinical or R and D caseload intended All above 2
Clinical or R and D caseload intended Prostate motion tracking 6
Date installed : Please enter date installed here 1/9/2009 1
Date installed : Please enter date installed here April 2008 1
Date installed : Please enter date installed here august 2009 1
Date installed : Please enter date installed here feb 2009 1
Dicom & communication issues No 4
Dicom & communication issues Yes 1
Did the equipment manufacturers specialist training meet your needs? No 4
Did the equipment manufacturers specialist training meet your needs? Yes 3
Did you need to purchase or use special equipment to commission the system No 7
Did you need to purchase or use special equipment to commission the system Yes 1
Do you intend to or did you have to hire additional staff to implement IGRT No 6
Do you intend to or did you have to hire additional staff to implement IGRT Yes 2
Do you use complimentary motion management systems such as breathing control, fiducial tracking or other, if so please specify here Breathing control 1
Do you use complimentary motion management systems such as breathing control, fiducial tracking or other, if so please specify here no although resp gating is available but not in use 1
Do you use complimentary motion management systems such as breathing control, fiducial tracking or other, if so please specify here yes, fiducials for prostate patients 1
Do/did you follow international guidelines for this QA work No 7
Do/did you follow international guidelines for this QA work Yes 1
Dose to patient and dosimetric stability No 8
Ease of daily clinical use : Please Score 1-10 here (eg;1 for difficult, 5 for satisfactory and 10 for easy/simple) 1 9
Ease of daily clinical use : Please Score 1-10 here (eg;1 for difficult, 5 for satisfactory and 10 for easy/simple) 6 4
Ease of daily clinical use : Please Score 1-10 here (eg;1 for difficult, 5 for satisfactory and 10 for easy/simple) 7 1
Ease of daily clinical use : Please Score 1-10 here (eg;1 for difficult, 5 for satisfactory and 10 for easy/simple) 8 2
Geometric accuracy (agreement of MV and kV beam isocentre) No 7
Geometric accuracy (agreement of MV and kV beam isocentre) Yes 1
Has the QA of the imaging system affected the time available for clinical use? No 5
Has the QA of the imaging system affected the time available for clinical use? Yes 2
Have you noted any degradation of image quality over time, if so how long system has been in use No 5
How much has the use of the system affected patient throughput? Please specify here as an approximate percentage (ie 1% minimal impact to 99% huge impact!) 1 1
How much has the use of the system affected patient throughput? Please specify here as an approximate percentage (ie 1% minimal impact to 99% huge impact!) 10 1
How much has the use of the system affected patient throughput? Please specify here as an approximate percentage (ie 1% minimal impact to 99% huge impact!) 25 1
If yes, which aspects? Please specify here all aspects 1
If yes, which aspects? Please specify here application of results to pt 1
Image quality No 7
Image quality Yes 1
Is this changing over time with system familiarity? No 5
Is this changing over time with system familiarity? Yes 2
Issues dealing with artefacts No 4
Issues dealing with artefacts Yes 1
Location of work please specify london 1
Location of work please specify sydney, australia 1
Main reason for purchase Clinical implementation of an IGRT system 4
Main reason for purchase Research and Development system 4
Manufacturer and Model please specify Elekta 1
Manufacturer and Model please specify varian 1
Manufacturer and Model please specify Varian OBI 1
Manufacturer and Model please specify Varian Trilogy 1
Other caseload intended IMRT 1
Our purchase decision was based on: Functionality 1
Our purchase decision was based on: Please Specify 5
Our purchase decision was based on: Previous experience with manufacturer 1
Our purchase decision was based on: Price 1
Our purchase decision was based on: Specification 1
Registration and correction accuracy No 8
System mechanical safety No 8
System recalibration issues No 4
System recalibration issues Yes 1
Were do you work Other (Please specify) 1
Were do you work UK 4
Which type of IGRT system was purchased or used Both of the above in combination on a Linear accelerator 3
Which type of IGRT system was purchased or used Cone Beam CT system 6
Will existing staff absorb the workload No 5
Will existing staff absorb the workload Yes 3
Will this QA work take place during normal working hours No 6
Will this QA work take place during normal working hours Yes 2
Would you like further manufacturer user training, educational courses or CPD on aspects of IGRT? No 4
Would you like further manufacturer user training, educational courses or CPD on aspects of IGRT? Yes 3
Would you like to see an IGRT mentoring system introduced No 4
Would you like to see an IGRT mentoring system introduced Yes 3
Would you like to see/attend a certified "IGRT credential" based course No 4
Would you like to see/attend a certified "IGRT credential" based course Yes 3



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