Radiation Therapy Patient Identification Compliance

Patient Identification and treatment accessory verification

The RT2:2017 standard set by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) mandates certain safety compliance measures for radiation therapy equipment. One crucial requirement outlined in this standard is that radiotherapy equipment must implement at least two forms of patient identification before proceeding with radiation treatments. To meet this requirement, XECAN offers various combinations of patient identification mechanisms. These mechanisms are designed to ensure compliance with the standard and enhance patient safety.

The available options provided by XECAN include:

1) Automatic patient identification using facial recognition with human confirmation.

2) Automatic patient identification using RFID (Radio-frequency identification) with human confirmation.

3) Automatic patient identification using palm recognition with human confirmation.

4) Automatic patient identification using barcode with human confirmation.

5) Automatic treatment accessory verification with RFID and human confirmation.

These methods combine automation with human verification to ensure accurate patient identification and treatment accessory verification, thereby enhancing safety and compliance with the RT2:2017 standard.