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