Table 2.
List of patients delays (in order of frequency) that occurred at least three times over the six‐month period before the release of PCT. Errors are ranked either high, medium or low for priority for automation due to error frequency and complexity of coding
| Error | Description | Error Frequency | Priority for Automation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment machine scheduling | • Patient scheduled on a machine that is not compatible with their treatment | 19 (16%) | High |
| Prescription | • Wrong energy, dose or dose per fraction | 18 (15%) | High |
| • Not linked to plan | |||
| Incorrect plan status | • Treatment plan isn't treatment approved | 15 (12%) | High |
| Image guidance document incorrect or missing | • Document is not filled out | 13 (11%) | High |
| • Document contains errors | |||
| Reference point | • Point tracking incorrect dose | 8 (7%) | High |
| • Dose limits are incorrect | |||
| Mislabeled field name | • Treatment or imaging field names are incorrect | 8 (7%) | High |
| Clearance issue | • Field does not clear | 8 (7%) | High |
| Incorrect or missing shifts | • Move sheet for patient positioning not completed | 6 (5%) | Medium |
| • Shifts incorrect | |||
| Imaging templates | • Templates not included | 5 (4%) | Low |
| • Incorrect template attached | |||
| Setup fields | • Missing match anatomy | 4 (3%) | Medium |
| • Incorrect angle | |||
| Bolus | • Tray bolus not attached to field or incorrectly attached | 3 (2%) | High |