FCB-CHOPS: An Evolution of a Commonly Used Acronym for Evaluating Radiation Treatment Plans

IF 2.2 Q3 ONCOLOGY

Advances in Radiation Oncology Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.adro.2024.101627

Michael Weisman MD , Shearwood McClelland III MD , Namita Agrawal MD , Rachel B. Jimenez MD , Raphael Yechieli MD , Emma Fields MD , Omar Ishaq MD , Jordan A. Holmes MD, MPH , Daniel W. Golden MD, MHPE , Raymond Mak MD , Kevin Shiue MD

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Abstract

Checklists have been used across many fields as a systematic framework to reduce human error and improve safety. In radiation oncology, the CB-CHOP acronym was previously developed as a tool to aid physicians in assessing the quality of radiation treatment plans for approval. This manuscript updates the acronym for the modern era with the addition of F and S to create FCB-CHOPS: fusion, contours, beams, coverage, heterogeneity, organs at risk, prescription, and dose summation. These 2 additions reflect the evolution and importance of image fusion to aid in the delineation of targets and organs at risk and dose summation to reflect the increased incidence of reirradiation and the need to consider prior treatment courses in the final plan evaluation. Utilization of this and similar checklists is critical in maintaining high-quality and safe radiation oncology treatments.

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Advances in Radiation Oncology Medicine-Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

CiteScore

4.60

自引率

4.30%

发文量

208

审稿时长

98 days

期刊介绍： The purpose of Advances is to provide information for clinicians who use radiation therapy by publishing: Clinical trial reports and reanalyses. Basic science original reports. Manuscripts examining health services research, comparative and cost effectiveness research, and systematic reviews. Case reports documenting unusual problems and solutions. High quality multi and single institutional series, as well as other novel retrospective hypothesis generating series. Timely critical reviews on important topics in radiation oncology, such as side effects. Articles reporting the natural history of disease and patterns of failure, particularly as they relate to treatment volume delineation. Articles on safety and quality in radiation therapy. Essays on clinical experience. Articles on practice transformation in radiation oncology, in particular: Aspects of health policy that may impact the future practice of radiation oncology. How information technology, such as data analytics and systems innovations, will change radiation oncology practice. Articles on imaging as they relate to radiation therapy treatment.