ETC Structure, Subcommittees and Key Tasks

Emerging Technology Committee (ETC)

• Evaluate new and emerging technology and new and evolving procedures that impacts the practice or the science of radiation oncology.
• Establish ETC priorities.
• Develop practices and procedures for ETC.
• Monitor progress of ongoing ETC evaluations.
• Assign responsibilities to appropriate subcommittees.

1. Monitoring Subcommittee (MSC)
   • Create a mechanism to identify and track new and emerging technologies with the potential to affect radiation oncology.
   • Recommend new assessment projects to the Steering Subcommittee.
   • Consider requests for assessments from outside of the ETC.
   • Monitor literature on emerging devices or procedures.
   • Compare completed ETC reports with the most recent data to determine whether reports require updates. 
2. Evaluation Subcommittee (ESC)
   • Establish assessment mechanism(s) for identified technologies.
   • Assist stakeholders in study of new and emerging technologies to evaluate safety and efficacy of new technology.
   • establish criteria for investigation, review and reporting
   • Establish task groups for specific evaluation projects.
   • Prepare initial evaluation reports for ETC review.

ETC Leadership (2008-2009)

1. Emerging Technology Committee (ETC) – Andre A. Konski, M.D., M.B.A., and Paul E. Wallner, D.O., Co-chairs
2. Monitoring Subcommittee (MSC) – Michael G. Herman, Ph.D., and Jeff M. Michalski, M.D., Co-chairs
3. Evaluation Subcommittee (ESC) – Eleanor Harris, M.D., and Robert A. Price Jr., Ph.D., Co-chairs