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 Plan for Year 10 (7/1/2008 - 6/30/2008)

ATC Steering Committee Meetings

• Oct 26, 2009, Philadelphia, PA
• Agenda and Presentations
• Oct 2, 2008, Philadelphia, PA
• Agenda and Presentations

Recent ATC Meetings

• ATC Meeting held at RTOG Semi-Annual Meeting, January 14, 2010, Tampa, FL
• ATC Meeting held at RTOG HQ, Oct 26-27, 2009, Philadelphia, PA
• ATC Meeting held at RTOG Semi-Annual Meeting, June 25, 2009, Chicago, IL
• ATC Meeting held at RPC, April 14-15, 2009, Houston, TX
• ATC Meeting held at RTOG Semi-Annual Meeting, January 15, 2009, New Orleans, LA
• ATC Meeting held at RTOG HQ, Oct 3, 2008, Philadelphia, PA
• ATC Meeting held at RTOG Semi-Annual Meeting, June 19, 2008, Philadelphia, PA

ATC Committee Reports

• ATC Credentialing and QA Committee report 10/3/2008

• Facility Questionnaire Harmonization (16 Oct 2009)
• IMRT Credentialing (9 Jan 2009)
• IMRT Benchmark (3 Nov 2009)
• IGRT Guidelines (18 Oct 2009)
• Annual TLD Frequency Recommendations (20 Jan 2010)
  • Executive Summary
  • Report
  • Report with Appendices

Other ATC Presentations

• ATC AAPM 2009 Brochure
• ATC ASTRO 2008 Brochure
• ATC Presentations at caBIG In Vivo Imaging Workspace Face-to-Face Meeting, July 2006
  • Advanced Technology QA Consortium - Purdy
  • Quality Assurance Review Center - FitzGerald
• ATC Poster at caBIG Annual Meeting, April 2006

Archived ATC Presentations

ATC Evaluation Committee Resources  (requires password)