Becker's Healthcare January 6, 2025
Mariah Taylor

Involving radiologists in the planning process for radiation therapy resulted in a higher rate of major changes to the plan — supporting the value of including the radiology department at the planning stage, a recent study found.

The study, published Dec. 27 in JAMA Network Open, screened 4,185 studies across PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science up to March 6, 2024. Researchers looked for keywords associated with radiotherapy planning with or without radiology involvement.

Radiotherapy plan quality is a predictive factor for cancer recurrence and survival outcomes. Adding radiologists to the peer review process can increase radiotherapy plan quality, the study authors...

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