Quality Assurance for Clinical Trials

Cooperative groups, of which the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) is one example, conduct national clinical trials that often involve the use of radiation therapy. In preparation for such a trial, the cooperative group prepares a protocol to define the goals of the trial, the rationale for its design, and the details of the treatment procedure to be followed. The Radiological Physics Center (RPC) is one of several QA offices that is is...