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MPLA case: A proposal for purchasing SRS/SBRT QA equipment.
| Τίτλος: | MPLA case: A proposal for purchasing SRS/SBRT QA equipment. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | St-Aubin J; University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City, Iowa, USA., Gutierrez A; Miami Cancer Institute, Miami, Florida, USA., Kinsey E; CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region, Centennial, Colorado, USA., Stambaugh C; Tufts Medical Center Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA., Wang D; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA. |
| Πηγή: | Journal of applied clinical medical physics [J Appl Clin Med Phys] 2026 Oct; Vol. 27 (10), pp. e70807. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Case Reports; Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Wiley on behalf of American Association of Physicists in Medicine Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101089176 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1526-9914 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15269914 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Appl Clin Med Phys Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: 2017- : Malden, MA : Wiley on behalf of American Association of Physicists in Medicine Original Publication: Reston, VA : American College of Medical Physics, c2000- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Quality Assurance, Health Care*/standards , Radiosurgery*/standards , Radiosurgery*/instrumentation , Radiosurgery*/economics , Particle Accelerators*/instrumentation , Particle Accelerators*/economics , Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted*/methods , Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted*/standards , Neoplasms*/surgery , Health Physics*, Humans ; Radiotherapy Dosage |
| Περίληψη: | This work of fiction is part of a case study series developed by the medical physics leadership academy (MPLA). It is designed to generate discussion of the managerial and leadership challenges medical physicists can face. Through discussion and quantitative analysis, the case aims to teach learners basic finance concepts and build their ability to gather and analyze financial information for capital budgeting decisions. In this case, medical physicist Dr. Angel Allende is a junior physicist who started a new position at a cancer center with two linear accelerators. A recent upgrade outfitted one linear accelerator with state-of-the-art capabilities for image-guided stereotactic radiation therapy. Dr. Allende is tasked by the chief medical physicist to establish a new stereotactic quality assurance (QA) program at the cancer center. The physics team needs to prepare a business case for obtaining the necessary QA software and equipment. Unfortunately, Dr. Allende anticipates complications due to the existing budget appearing too low. Despite having never done capital budgeting before, Dr. Allende doesn't want to turn down this unique opportunity. This case study falls under the scope of and is supported by the MPLA, a committee in the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM). (© 2026 The Author(s). Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics published by Wiley Periodicals, LLC on behalf of The American Association of Physicists in Medicine.) |
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| Grant Information: | P30 CA008748 United States CA NCI NIH HHS; CA008748 NIH/NCI Cancer Center |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: MPLA case study; capital budgeting; managerial finance |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260925 Date Completed: 20260925 Latest Revision: 20260929 |
| Update Code: | 20260929 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13612857 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/acm2.70807 |
| PMID: | 42786688 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1526-9914 |
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| DOI: | 10.1002/acm2.70807 |