NCI Steering Committee for
Advanced Technology QA Consortium


The Advanced Technology QA Consortium grant (now consisting of ITC, RPC, QARC, and RTOG) administered through Washington University ( Co-P.I.s: J.M. Michalski, M.D. and W.R. Bosch, D.Sc.) was successful in its competitive renewal application in response to the 2006 RFA. The funding period for the new grant is July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2012. The following ATC goals will be accomplished through coordination, service, and developmental objectives:
  1. Eliminate duplication of infrastructure developmental efforts and facilitate sharing of QA resources among cooperative groups.
  2. Help to insure that appropriate and uniform QA procedures and criteria for advanced technology trials are developed across all cooperative groups.
  3. Facilitate/help manage the uniform credentialing of institutions for advanced radiotherapy trial protocols.
  4. Facilitate/manage digital data protocol submission.
  5. Facilitate/manage the QA review of submitted data.
  6. Further the development of methods for rapid analysis of volumetric treatment planning data.
  7. Assist clinical trial cooperative groups in the development of clinical trials protocols including: (a) credentialing requirements; (b) target volume definitions; (c) quality assurance procedures; and (d) data submission instructions.
  8. Develop, implement, and maintain innovative methods for electronic exchange of digital planning data between institutions participating in clinical trials and between QA Centers.
  9. Develop, implement, and maintain innovative web-based software tools to facilitate protocol digital data reviews by Cooperative Group study chairs and, QA Groups, RPC, and QARC.
  10. Develop, implement, and maintain archival treatment planning and QA databases that can be linked with the cooperative groups. clinical outcomes databases.
  11. Demonstrate understanding of and ability to achieve compatibility with existing software and electronic health record standards, including the Cancer Bioinformatics Grid (caBIG) and DICOM RT.

ATC Plans / Timetables


ATC Steering Committee Meetings


Recent ATC Meetings


ATC Committee Reports

Documents linked below represent work in progress within the Advanced Technology QA Consortium (ATC).  Comments are welcome and should be directed to Marcia Urie, PhD or David Followill, PhD, co-chairs of the ATC Credentialing and QA Committee.


Other ATC Presentations


Archived ATC Presentations


ATC Evaluation Committee Resources  (requires password)



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Phone: 314-747-5415
FAX: 314-747-5423

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