Implementation of a Novel Remote Physician SBRT Coverage Process during the Coronavirus Pandemic

Alex T Price; Lauren E Henke; Borna Maraghechi; Taeho Kim; Matthew B Spraker; Geoffrey D Hugo; Clifford G Robinson; Nels C Knutson

Apart from reliability, we also evaluated the timeliness of remote coverage as compared to contemporaneous fractions delivered using our traditional, in-person coverage system. Using the treatment timing stamps from the record and verify system (Aria, Varian, Palo Alto, CA), the time from CBCT acquisition (the time point at which the physician would otherwise be physically called to the machine) to treatment was calculated for 15 fractions after remote SBRT coverage implementation. For comparison, time from CBCT to treatment was also gathered for 15 fractions delivered in the weeks CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license It is made available under a author/funder, who has granted medRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity.