DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXCLUSIVE ELECTRONIC RECORD SYSTEM FOR RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT SECTION

Abstract

Recently, the hospital information system (HIS) has employed an electronic record system to ensure smooth operation without x-ray film and paper in many hospitals. A challenge is to safely manage significant amount of information acquired by resent sophisticated radiotherapy. Thus, the electronic record system is desirable to utilize a radiological information system (RIS) in radiotherapy section. We developed the ”exclusive electronic record system for radiotherapy” utilizing properties and functions of radiotherapy, in collaboration with AJS Co., Ltd. This system photographs images using RIS, and enables timely display of patient's computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), etc. Patient's irradiation parameter, an irradiation advance situation, electronic portal imaging (EPI), etc., can also be displayed timely. In addition, information is automatically entered, and that information serves as a procedure by which is recognized and registered by attending doctors after the last identification, and treatment starts after that. On the other hand, records of attending doctors, radiological technicians, and nurses are displayed together on entering screen of electronic record. Therefore, it is possible not only to share patient information between the medical staff, but also utilize as a database for this electronic record system by retrieval functions. Comparison of information was easily attained on this electric record, using the same disease (TNM), the same treated area, and also the same EBM, such as the patient's record and prognosis. Improvement in medical quality is expected by determing treatment policy for the radiotherapy patient using this electronic record system. (Article in Japanese)