RTOG 1014 Requirements
In order to complete the credentialing process the following items must be completed:
Note:
Institutions that have been previously credentialed and have enrolled patients on prior RTOG or joint RTOG cooperative group partial breast irradiation protocols (RTOG 0413 / NSABP B-39) will be eligible to participate without having to proceed through the credentialing process.
1. PBI Credentialing Requirements:
Each Radiation Oncologist and Physicist team must complete the credentialing process before a patient can be placed on the protocol. Once the team has met the minimum requirements for credentialing, a letter will be sent to the Radiation Oncologist from RTOG informing them that they have successfully completed the credentialing process and can begin placing patients on the study.
Each Radiation Oncologist and Physicist team at an institution must complete the PBI QA Knowledge Assessment and Facility Questionnaires and complete the benchmark case for the 3D-PBI.
(Note: If a Radiation Oncologist at the same institution has been credentialed
previously, then all subsequent Radiation Oncologists need ONLY to
complete the PBI QA Knowledge Assessment Questionnaire.)
• Questionnaires to be completed online:
o PBI QA Knowledge Assessment Questionnaire (need only complete page 1 and page 4)
o All participants are asked to complete and fax/e-mail the Facility Questionnaire (Part I and Part II) to RTOG at 215-940-8817 or rtog-facquest@phila.acr.org. Questions about the questionnaires can be directed to Tammy McGlade at 215-574-3219.
2. Benchmark Case:
The case must be planned per protocol and submitted
electronically to the ITC (see below on How to Submit Digital Data). A
completed PBI treatment dosimetry summary form
must be completed and a hard copy of the plan, including isodose
lines and BEVs, must also be mailed to the IROC Houston at:
8060 EL RIO St., Houston, TX 77054.
Click on one of the treatment planning systems listed below to download the proper CT image set. Some of these image files have been compressed (i.e. zipped) and must be decompressed using decompression software such as winzip. If the files cannot be downloaded, it's highly probable that your institution's firewall is preventing the transfer. This can be resolved by calling your IT department or downloading the images from outside the institution's firewall such as your home pc.
o CMSXiO
o All other treatment planning systems
A test of digital data submission is required for institutions that have not previously submitted external beam treatment planning data to the ITC. The treatment planning system to be used to plan patients on the study should be used for this digital data submission test. Please contact the ITC ( itc@castor.wustl.edu) for questions regarding digital data submission and to request an SFTP account, if you do not have one already.
3. How to Submit Digital Data (click on links to download procedures):
Digital data for PBI credentialing (benchmark cases) is to be submitted to the Image-guided Therapy QA Center (ITC) using either DICOM or RTOG Data Exchange format. The ITC will process these data and make them available for review by study chairs (or designates), the IROC Houston, and the RTOG HQ Dosimetry Group. For further information and to obtain an SFTP account for submitting data, please contact the ITC (314-747-5415 or itc@castor.wustl.edu).
o Checklist for Digital Data Submission to the ITC
o Digital Data Submission Procedures
o Digital Data Submission Information Form
o ATC Compliant Treatment Planning Systems