Table 5 Examples of indicators for the benchmarking of radiotherapy departments
Examples of indicators | RT1 | RT2 | RT3 | RT4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient satisfaction, stage in PDCA cycle | Check-Act | Plan-Do | Do-Check | Plan- Do |
Risk analysis, stage in PDCA cycle | Do- Check | Do-Check | Plan-Do | Plan-Do |
Average impact points per publication and total publications | 5.6 out of 297 | 2.3 out of 55 | 2.8 out of 68 | Not available |
Percentage of patients in clinical trials | 4.4% | 0.7% | 10.7% | 3.45% |
Percentage of treatment planning with: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
   Simulator | 91 | 98 | 77 | 56 |
   CT | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
   MRI | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
   PET |  |  |  |  |
Patients treated per Linear Accelerator per standard opening hour | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.6 |
Number of hours of downtime for planned maintenance per Linear Accelerator | 156 | 173 | 47,5 | 84 |