Short interactive workshops reduce variability in contouring treatment volumes for spine stereotactic body radiation therapy: Experience with the ESTRO FALCON programme and EduCase™ training tool

Radiother Oncol. 2018 Apr;127(1):150-153. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2017.10.038. Epub 2017 Nov 20.

Abstract

We report the results of 4, 2-h contouring workshops on target volume definition for spinal stereotactic radiotherapy. They combined traditional teaching methods with a web-based contouring/contour-analysis platform and led to a significant reduction in delineation variability. Short, interactive workshops can reduce interobserver variability in spine SBRT target volume delineation.

Keywords: Contouring; Delineation; E-learning; Radiotherapy volumes; Teaching impact; Variability.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Competence
  • Computer-Assisted Instruction / methods
  • Education, Medical, Continuing / methods
  • Education, Medical, Continuing / organization & administration*
  • Europe
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Observer Variation
  • Program Evaluation
  • Radiosurgery / education*
  • Radiosurgery / standards
  • Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / methods
  • Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / standards
  • Spinal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Spinal Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Spinal Neoplasms / secondary
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed