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Introducción de nuevos equipos e implementación de técnicas especiales aplicadas al tratamiento de lesiones de piel en radioterapia
2017
En el presente trabajo se ha realizado un análisis de riesgo de dos modalidades de tratamiento radioterápico de piel, la braquiterapia electrónica (eBT) y la irradiación total de la piel con electrones (TSEI). Paralelamente, se ha hecho un estudio de blindajes para la unidad de tratamiento de eBT. El trabajo se ha dividido en 4 capítulos. El capítulo 1 resume las principales ventajas de las técnicas de tratamiento del cáncer de piel no melanoma que se utilizan actualmente en radioterapia, contextualizando la implantación de la eBT. También se expone el tratamiento de la micosis fungoide en radioterapia, enfermedad que afecta a toda la superficie corporal del paciente, para la cual, la TSEI …
Commissioning and periodic tests of the Esteya® electronic brachytherapy system
2015
A new electronic brachytherapy unit from Elekta, called Esteya(®), has recently been introduced to the market. As a part of the standards in radiation oncology, an acceptance testing and commissioning must be performed prior to treatment of the first patient. In addition, a quality assurance program should be implemented. A complete commissioning and periodic testing of the Esteya(®) device using the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), Groupe Europeen de Curietherapie and the European Society for Radiotherapy & Oncology (GEC-ESTRO) guidelines for linacs and brachytherapy units as well as our personal experience is described in this paper. In addition to the methodology, r…
Failure mode and effects analysis of skin electronic brachytherapy using Esteya® unit
2016
Purpose: Esteya® (Nucletron, an Elekta company, Elekta AB, Stockholm, Sweden) is an electronic brachytherapy device used for skin cancer lesion treatment. In order to establish an adequate level of quality of treatment, a risk analysis of the Esteya treatment process has been done, following the methodology proposed by the TG-100 guidelines of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM). Material and methods: A multidisciplinary team familiar with the treatment process was formed. This team developed a process map (PM) outlining the stages, through which a patient passed when subjected to the Esteya treatment. They identified potential failure modes (FM) and each individual FM…