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- 2. Understanding SGRT: You’re Key to Efficiency, Patient Comfort, and Staff Satisfaction Miranda Murray B.S. RT(T) Senior Radiation Therapist
- 3. Knowing Vs. Understanding Quote from Charles Kettering “Knowing is not understanding. There is a great difference between knowing and understanding: you can know a lot about something and not really understand it.” 3
- 5. Knowing Vs. Understanding • Knowing – You know how to use all the parts/sections independently. • Basic functions will work, but once you encounter a problem you are lost. • You have all the pieces but you can’t get them to fit together. • Understanding – you know how to use all the parts/sections independently BUT, you are also able to use all the system as a whole. This allows for problem solving. • The ability to understand what each function is capable of on its own allows you to use them together to solve a problem. • You have all the pieces and can get all the pieces fit together. 5
- 6. Knowing SGRT •Can perform warm up task •Can perform the basic functions of SGRT •Can import and draw a standard ROI •Can align a patient using SGRT 6
- 7. Understanding SGRT • The ability to identify warmup trends and report to Physics • The ability to make corrections and/or problem solve a ROI that is not giving desired results • Able to identify possible set ups that could impede the SGRTs ability to monitor patients • Can use ALL the features of SGRT in order to pinpoint the cause of a problem with patient setup or to increase efficiency of setup • Understands the importance of lining up the patient as close to 0 as possible, and not just “in the green” 7
- 8. My First Experience with SGRT 8 • My teacher didn’t understand SGRT, they only knew how to use it. • They were unable to answer several of my questions that pertained to the “why”. • I was frustrated and hated using the system. • I thought SGRT was making my job harder, more complicated, and longer for the patients.
- 9. Once I had an Understanding of SGRT • I realized that SGRT had the ability to make my job easier and was not making it harder. • I was able to see that we now had the ability to improve patients setups, procedure and time. • Ability to solve setup and Vsim complications. • Checking a patients SSD’s was very efficient. 9
- 10. ROI’s • One of the biggest pieces of using SGRT • Can have the greatest impact on patient setup efficiency and accuracy • A bad ROI can cause the therapist to get frustrated with SGRT • Understanding how SGRT works allows for therapist to adjust and modify ROI’s for each specific patient. 10
- 12. 12 ROI Modifications ROI’s that may lead to setup problems ROI changes that could eliminate setup problems
- 14. 14 Postural Video Postural Video is a great tool to help with patient setup. It can be used as a second check, to fine tune a setup, or when you are having difficulties with a setup.
- 15. 15 Surface Deformation Great feature to help with setup if you understand how to use. Surface Deformation feature can give therapist lots of information about a patients setup. • Shows current surface in tolerance • Average Displacement • Blue if below .3cm • Red if above .3cm
- 16. 16 The Importance of an Employees Understanding • Employees have the understanding to determine if there is a set up issue or a change in patients body/contour • Employees can edit a ROI as needed if the original ROI isn’t producing desired results • Employees understand and use ALL features of SGRT for set up • Patient set up and treatment times decrease • Employees have a smoother, more efficient work flow • Employees realize that SGRT is a tool that can benefit them • Employees are able to problem solve Bolus and/or abnormal treatment device complication
- 17. Conclusion • Efficiency is improved when employees understand how to use SGRT and have gained the ability to problem solve by understanding the “whys” in SGRT. • Patient comfort increases with employee understanding due to increased set up efficiency and decreased set up and treatment time. • Staff Satisfaction improves when they understand why they are using SGRT. Set ups become quicker and less complex with the help of SGRT. 17
- 18. Questions? Miranda Murray B.S. RT(T) Northside Hospital Cancer Institute Miranda.Murray2@northside.com
- 19. Thank You