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American Association of Physicists in Medicine Task Group 263: Standardizing Nomenclatures in Radiation Oncology.

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Mayo, CS; Moran, JM; Bosch, W; Xiao, Y; McNutt, T; Popple, R; Michalski, J; Feng, M; Marks, LB; Fuller, CD; Yorke, E; Palta, J; Gabriel, PE ...
Published in: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys
March 15, 2018

A substantial barrier to the single- and multi-institutional aggregation of data to supporting clinical trials, practice quality improvement efforts, and development of big data analytics resource systems is the lack of standardized nomenclatures for expressing dosimetric data. To address this issue, the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Task Group 263 was charged with providing nomenclature guidelines and values in radiation oncology for use in clinical trials, data-pooling initiatives, population-based studies, and routine clinical care by standardizing: (1) structure names across image processing and treatment planning system platforms; (2) nomenclature for dosimetric data (eg, dose-volume histogram [DVH]-based metrics); (3) templates for clinical trial groups and users of an initial subset of software platforms to facilitate adoption of the standards; (4) formalism for nomenclature schema, which can accommodate the addition of other structures defined in the future. A multisociety, multidisciplinary, multinational group of 57 members representing stake holders ranging from large academic centers to community clinics and vendors was assembled, including physicists, physicians, dosimetrists, and vendors. The stakeholder groups represented in the membership included the AAPM, American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), NRG Oncology, European Society for Radiation Oncology (ESTRO), Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG), Children's Oncology Group (COG), Integrating Healthcare Enterprise in Radiation Oncology (IHE-RO), and Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine working group (DICOM WG); A nomenclature system for target and organ at risk volumes and DVH nomenclature was developed and piloted to demonstrate viability across a range of clinics and within the framework of clinical trials. The final report was approved by AAPM in October 2017. The approval process included review by 8 AAPM committees, with additional review by ASTRO, European Society for Radiation Oncology (ESTRO), and American Association of Medical Dosimetrists (AAMD). This Executive Summary of the report highlights the key recommendations for clinical practice, research, and trials.

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Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys

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EISSN

1879-355X

Publication Date

March 15, 2018

Volume

100

Issue

4

Start / End Page

1057 / 1066

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Terminology as Topic
  • Software
  • Societies, Scientific
  • Reference Standards
  • Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
  • Radiotherapy Dosage
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Humans
 

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Mayo, C. S., Moran, J. M., Bosch, W., Xiao, Y., McNutt, T., Popple, R., … Yock, T. I. (2018). American Association of Physicists in Medicine Task Group 263: Standardizing Nomenclatures in Radiation Oncology. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 100(4), 1057–1066. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.12.013
Mayo, Charles S., Jean M. Moran, Walter Bosch, Ying Xiao, Todd McNutt, Richard Popple, Jeff Michalski, et al. “American Association of Physicists in Medicine Task Group 263: Standardizing Nomenclatures in Radiation Oncology.Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 100, no. 4 (March 15, 2018): 1057–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.12.013.
Mayo CS, Moran JM, Bosch W, Xiao Y, McNutt T, Popple R, et al. American Association of Physicists in Medicine Task Group 263: Standardizing Nomenclatures in Radiation Oncology. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018 Mar 15;100(4):1057–66.
Mayo, Charles S., et al. “American Association of Physicists in Medicine Task Group 263: Standardizing Nomenclatures in Radiation Oncology.Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, vol. 100, no. 4, Mar. 2018, pp. 1057–66. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.12.013.
Mayo CS, Moran JM, Bosch W, Xiao Y, McNutt T, Popple R, Michalski J, Feng M, Marks LB, Fuller CD, Yorke E, Palta J, Gabriel PE, Molineu A, Matuszak MM, Covington E, Masi K, Richardson SL, Ritter T, Morgas T, Flampouri S, Santanam L, Moore JA, Purdie TG, Miller RC, Hurkmans C, Adams J, Jackie Wu Q-R, Fox CJ, Siochi RA, Brown NL, Verbakel W, Archambault Y, Chmura SJ, Dekker AL, Eagle DG, Fitzgerald TJ, Hong T, Kapoor R, Lansing B, Jolly S, Napolitano ME, Percy J, Rose MS, Siddiqui S, Schadt C, Simon WE, Straube WL, St James ST, Ulin K, Yom SS, Yock TI. American Association of Physicists in Medicine Task Group 263: Standardizing Nomenclatures in Radiation Oncology. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018 Mar 15;100(4):1057–1066.
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Published In

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys

DOI

EISSN

1879-355X

Publication Date

March 15, 2018

Volume

100

Issue

4

Start / End Page

1057 / 1066

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Terminology as Topic
  • Software
  • Societies, Scientific
  • Reference Standards
  • Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
  • Radiotherapy Dosage
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Humans