Erratum: “Report of AAPM TG 135: Quality assurance for robotic radiosurgery”

Abstract

We would like to correct a sentence on p. 2932, Sec. III E. General Patient Safety, Treatment Procedure Monitoring. The incorrect sentence reads: "We recommend that in addition to the treating therapist, a second medical professional (therapist, physicist, or physician) should be in the immediate vicinity at all times to assist when necessary. The corrected section follows below. We regret the error and hope the revised text will clarify the task groups recommendations in regards to the role of QMPs in treatment supervision. Glossary: Personal supervision—Physicist is present at the treatment console. Direct supervision—Physicist is in the department, available for immediate response. Corrected text: All treatments must occur under direct supervision of a QMP. In addition, a QMP must provide personal supervision at the first treatment, and as needed for subsequent treatments. The personal supervision should include participation in a time-out checklist, assessment of patient immobilization, assessment of adequate imaging parameters, tracking accuracy and correct Synchrony respiratory modeling (if applicable), consultation on excessive or unusual patient shift requirements during treatment not clearly caused by patient motion on the treatment couch, as well as other patient- or plan-specific needs.