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Peer benchmarking across four Taiwanese tertiary centers (January 2023\u2013Mar 2024) revealed marker detachment rates of 0.8%\u201310.7%, whereas our in-house audit documented 15%, underscoring a significant quality gap (unpublished institutional quality assurance data). Marker detachment or fading commonly occurs due to daily activities, hygiene routines, and patient-specific factors, adversely affecting treatment accuracy, prolonging treatment duration, and increasing patient anxiety and medical costs. This study aimed to reduce the rate of marker detachment in radiotherapy patients from the previous level of approximately 15% to below 5%, thereby decreasing repositioning time, treatment delays, patient anxiety, family inconvenience, and hospital resource expenditure.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n \n This was a single-center pre\u2013post comparative study conducted from January to June 2023. Two hundred cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy participated in this study. Patients were classified using an in-house-developed red\u2013green light marking system based on body mass index (BMI >25 or \u226425), educational level (high school or below and above high school), and presence of a specific caregiver. Patients with higher risk (BMI >25, education level \u2264 high school, and no specific caregiver) received weekly education sessions emphasizing marker maintenance, whereas lower-risk patients received sessions at the beginning, middle, and near the end of treatment. Interventions included personalized educational pamphlets, hypoallergenic adhesive patches, standardized marker pen replacements, and systematic tracking using the MOSAIQ\u00ae Radiation Oncology Management System (Elekta AB, Sweden). Data on marker detachment rates, repositioning times, and patient anxiety (Beck Anxiety Inventory) were collected before and after implementation. Statistical analyses, including paired\n t<\/jats:italic>\n -tests, were conducted to assess the significance of observed changes.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n After the implementation of interventions, marker repositioning incidents significantly decreased from 82 instances (average 102.5 min\/month) to 7 instances (average 23.4 min\/month) (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001). The marker detachment rate was effectively reduced from approximately 15% to 3.5%, achieving the targeted goal. In addition, patient anxiety scores significantly decreased from an average of 5 points to 3 points (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001), reflecting clinically meaningful improvement.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n The implementation of a structured nursing intervention program, featuring a red\u2013green light marking system, personalized education, and systematic management, effectively decreased marker detachment rates, repositioning times, and patient anxiety. 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