Record & Verify Systems (RVS)

     To ensure the proper targeting and the delivery of radiation doses, a comprehensive Record & Verify system has been installed in the department since 1994.  This system provides a "watchful eye" over our highly trained radiation therapists and reminds them of differences in treatment setups and doses.  Thus, human errors can be minimized.  In addition, this system provides valuable information on schedules of patients, clinicians, staff, and equipment. 

Emory's Treatment Verification System

     Portal imaging is vital to a patient’s radiation treatment delivery. The ability to verify with confidence a patient’s treatment position is vital for accurate treatment delivery.  Electronic portal imaging and powerful software tools have greatly improved the accuracy of treatment delivery.  At Emory we use Varian's Electronic Portal Imaging system (PortalVision) to provide detailed setup views of the patient's treatment.  PortalVision uses the Chamfer Matching algorithm, allowing the clinician to perform automatic and manual image matching and to view the results of the quantitative image analysis.  Notes and amendments can be entered and are visible to the therapist prior to the next day’s treatment delivery.  Systematic errors are eliminated or reduced, thereby improving the treatment accuracy of conformal and IMRT treatment delivery.

Emory's Information Management System

     At Emory, we use the VARiS Information Management System as the core tool for the management of our clinical information. Unified by design, this enhanced, scalable architecture enables the VARiS system to expand to keep pace with our department’s growth. The advanced integrated design enable our department to streamline clinical processes and enhance the quality of clinical outcomes. VARIS also comprehensively stores patient treatment plan information and multileaf collimator shapes, avoiding redundant and time-consuming data entry. All of this data and image information is incorporated into a patient file along with the diagnosis, demographics, and historical data that comprise the electronic patient chart.