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Table 1 Durations required for the maintenance of the follow-up care path for involved staff (physicians (P) and the follow-up manager (M)) per year (mean from 2021–2024) with estimated full-time equivalent (FTE)

From: Implementation of a comprehensive clinical quality assurance system in radiation oncology

Task

Staff

Time/patient (min)

#patients/year

h/ year

FTE

Document baseline patient and tumor characteristics

M

35

1932

1127

0.61

Capture symptoms before RT

P

1.5

1932

48.3

0.03

Create care path

M

5

1932

161

0.09

Capture acute or late toxicities after RT

P

1.5

1932

48.3

0.03

Complete follow-up form including late toxicities

P

2

4200

140

0.08

Collect FU data from external sources

M

10

1800

300

0.17

Check completion of follow-up

M

4

3600

240

0.13

Total additional workload

P

   

0.13

M

   

1.00