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Assistance systems for patient positioning in radiotherapy practice

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  • Ralf Müller-Polyzou
  • Melanie Reuter-Oppermann
  • Jasmin Feger
  • Nicolas Meier
  • Anthimos Georgiadis

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Effective radiotherapy for cancer treatment requires precise and reproducible positioning of patients at linear accelerators. Assistance systems in digitally networked radiotherapy can help involved specialists perform these tasks more efficiently and accurately. This paper analyses patient positioning systems and develops new knowledge by applying the Design Science Research methodology. A systematic literature review ensures the rigour of the research. Furthermore, this article presents the results of an online survey on assistance systems for patient positioning, the derived design requirements and an artefact in the form of a conceptual model of a patient positioning system. Both the systematic literature review and the online survey serve as empirical evidence for the conceptual model. This paper thereby contributes to broadening the academic knowledge on patient positioning in radiotherapy and provides guidance to system designers.

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  • Ralf Müller-Polyzou & Melanie Reuter-Oppermann & Jasmin Feger & Nicolas Meier & Anthimos Georgiadis, 2024. "Assistance systems for patient positioning in radiotherapy practice," Health Systems, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(4), pages 332-360, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:thssxx:v:13:y:2024:i:4:p:332-360
    DOI: 10.1080/20476965.2024.2395567
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