Importing Clinical Goals From ClearCheck Into Eclipse

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Importing Clinical Goals from ClearCheck into Eclipse Quick Tip

Importing Clinical Goals from


ClearCheck into Eclipse
Applicable Products
 Eclipse TPS 16.1
 Radformation ClearCheck v2.0.9

Description
This Quick Tip describes the steps to import and update clinical goals from ClearCheck

Assumptions

A. Export Goals to Eclipse from ClearCheck:


1) Open the Template Manager within ClearCheck
a) You may access it from the patient check window.

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2) The template manager will open to the selected template. Ensure you have Constraints
selected. If you desire to export a different template from the list, just select it.
a) In this example we will proceed with the patient selected template.
3) Select the Dose Objectives Template Export button

4) Select or create a shared folder to save the template .xml file to.
a) Name the file and the protocol as appropriate to department guidelines
b) Save the file

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5) ClearCheck will complete the process with a dialogue concerning compatibility within Eclipse.
Acknowledge the information and click Close.

B. Importing ClearCheck Clinical Goals into Eclipse:


1) Navigate to External Beam Planning in Eclipse
2) Select the Planning Menu
3) Select Templates and Clinical Protocols
4) Select Clinical Goals Template Manager

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5) Click Import
6) Navigate to the file folder the goals were exported to and select the appropriate file.
7) Click Open

The imported Clinical Goals template will require some updating in order to use them.
8) Change the approval filter to ALL
9) Select the imported template
10) Click Properties

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11) Within Clinical Goals Template


a) The goals are orange due to the priority attribute required with clinical goals
b) Additionally, any discrepancies in syntax of the goals will prompt the need for editing. To
confirm the proper nomenclature, click on the icon.
12) Click and drag each goal into the appropriate priority level.
a) Alternatively, you can RMC on each orange cell to assign the goals to the appropriate priority
level.
13) Click OK once all is complete and no orange is visible
14) Click Save

The Clinical Goal Template is now ready to be added to plans. From the Planning menu, select Add or Edit
Clinical Goals

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