RO-SSI: Radiation Oncology Safety Stakeholders Initiative
Jim Schewe, PhDPhilips Radiation Oncology Systems
ROSSIIndustry / Clinical Collaboration to Improve RTP Safety
Primary Goals: Cooperation & Communication– Industry–Clinicians–Academia–Regulators
Improving the process requires everybody– Different roles &
responsibilities– Common interest in safe &
effective treatmenthttp://info.radoncssi.org/home
ROSSI OrganizationLeadership & Logistics
Co-ChairsDick Fraass (Cedars-Sinai) *Alf Siochi (U West Virginia)Rajinder Dhada (Elekta) *
– (Stephen Vastagh: MITA) ** = Main collaborators in ROSSI creation
Meets every AAPM & ASTRO– Quarterly t-cons (starting soon)– Working Groups meet ad hoc– William Jung attended at ASTRO
2014http://info.radoncssi.org/leadership
ROSSI OrganizationWorking Groups
Error MessagesQuality AssuranceTrainingUsabilityRisk Management (new)
Each has Industry & Clinical Co-Chair
Meet Ad Hoc
PublicationsOutreach
PublicationsError/Warning Messages
Publications in ProgressOther Working Groups
Usability – Standard Prescription Format Handed over to ASTRO– Working on a new doc: Intelligence, Workflow, Redundancy,
TransparencyQuality Assurance
– Developing Guidance for a “Consortium” Collaborate to design QA for new technologies Examples: deformable registration, knowledge-based
planningTraining
– Primary focus has been outreachRisk Management (Newly Created)
– Investigation into ways of sharing RM information between vendors & clinicians (e.g templates) to improve safety
Outreach and Future Activity
ASRT 2013:Training & Safety
AAPM 2014:ROSSI Overview
UKRO 2015: Usability and Safety: A Vendor Perspective
Thank You