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BBBUnifiedProcedureStepinRadiotherapy (Informative)
BBB.1 Purpose of this Annex
ThisannexprovidesexamplesofmessagesequencingwhenusingtheUnifiedProcedureStepSOPClassesinaradiotherapycontext. Thissectionisnotintendedtoprovideanexhaustivesetofusecasesbutratheraninformativeexample.Thereareothervalidmessage sequences that could be used to obtain an equivalent outcome and there are other valid combinations of actors that could be involved in the workflow management.
The current use cases assume that tasks are always scheduled by the scheduler prior to being performed. It does not address the use case of an emergency or otherwise unscheduled treatment, where the procedure step will be created by a different device. However, Unified Procedure Step does provide a convenient mechanism for doing this.
The use cases addressed in this annex are:
•Treatment Delivery Normal Flow - Treatment Delivery System (TDS) performs the treatment delivery that was scheduled by the Treatment Management System (TMS). Both the "internal verification" and "external verification" flavors are modeled in these use cases.
•Treatment Delivery - Override or Additional Information Required. Operating in the external verification mode, the Machine Para- meter Verifier (MPV) detects an out-of-tolerance parameter of missing information, and requests the user to override the parameter or supply or correct the missing information. This use case addresses the situation where the 'verify' function is split from the TDS, but does not address verification of a subset of parameters by an external delivery accessory such as a patient positioner.
BBB.2 Use Case Actors
The following actors are used in the use cases below:
User |
Human being controlling the delivery of the treatment. |
Archive |
Stores SOP Instances (images, plans, structures, dose distributions, etc). |
TreatmentManagementSystemManages worklists and tracks performance of procedures. This role is commonly filled by a (TMS) TreatmentManagementSystem(OncologyInformationSystem)intheOncologyDepartment.Acts as a UPS Pull SCP. The TMS has a user interface that may potentially be located in the treatment
delivery control area. In addition, TMS terminals may be located throughout the institution.
Treatment Delivery System Performs the treatment delivery specified by the worklist, updating a UPS, and stores treatment (TDS) records and related SOP Instances such as verification images. Acts as a UPS Pull SCU. The TDS user interface is dedicated to the safe and effective delivery of the treatment, and is located
in the treatment control area, typically just outside the radiation bunker.
Machine Parameter Verifier Oversees and potentially inhibits delivery of the treatment. This role is commonly filled by a (MPV) Treatment Management System in the Oncology Department, when the TDS is in the external verification mode. The MPV does not itself act as a UPS Pull SCU, but communicates directly with the TDS, which acts as a UPS Pull SCU. The MPV user interface may be shared with the TMS (in
the treatment delivery control area), or could be located on a separate console.