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Dosimetrist/Physicist Training Guide - UCSF Radiation Oncology

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Lesson 1: Reviewing Treatment Information<br />

Copyright 2009, IMPAC Medical Systems 29<br />

LTGRAD0005A/2.0/26-Feb-2009<br />

Notes Rx: Shows as many as 20 dose site columns, but all dose sites are<br />

tracked even if they do not appear. Each dose site column<br />

contains sub-columns that give recorded or planned treatment<br />

information for the specified dose site. The dose site column<br />

heading identifies the dose site type:<br />

Rx: Prescribed Treatment Sites<br />

Sec: Secondary Sites<br />

RxCum: Cumulative Primary Dose Tracking Sites<br />

Cum: Secondary Cumulative Dose Tracking Sites<br />

The dose site type is followed by the dose site; for example,<br />

Rx:Left Central Breast or Cum:Lung.<br />

The columns in this section are shown below:<br />

Fx Shows the calculated number of fractions treated or<br />

planned for the prescription dose site or summary<br />

treatment sessions.<br />

Ses Non-Rx sites only. Shows the number of dose sitespecific<br />

treatment sessions delivered or planned for<br />

summary treatment sessions.<br />

ED Shows the number of days that have elapsed or are<br />

projected to elapse since the first treatment of the dose<br />

site for summary treatment sessions.<br />

Dly Shows the calculated daily dose actually delivered, or<br />

planned to be delivered, to the dose site during the<br />

session.<br />

Cum Shows the actual or planned cumulative dose to be<br />

delivered to the dose site.<br />

Shows the Treatment Calendar window, from which you can<br />

add, change, and remove treatment sessions. You can also<br />

schedule or change fields to treat and add portal imaging<br />

within sessions.<br />

Shows the Dose Site Summary window, from which you can<br />

view the radiation dose administered to each treatment site<br />

with a dose tracking site.<br />

Shows the Treatment Chart Notes window, from which you<br />

can view notes on patient radiation treatments.<br />

Shows the Treatment Delivery Table dialog box, from which<br />

you can deliver actual or manual treatments.<br />

Shows the Treatment Delivery Table dialog box in QA<br />

(Quality Assurance) mode, from which you can do a treatment<br />

field quality check. QA mode treatment sessions do not add to<br />

dose or fractions in the patient chart.

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