The quality management program for the Radiation Oncology Physics Section addresses all the phases of patient treatments. Figure 1 shows a schematic of the general organization.
Guidance for the development of the Quality Management Program comes from:
- The American Association of Physicists in Medicine Report 46: Task Group 40, Comprehensive Quality Assurance for Radiation Oncology, published in Medical Physics 21: 581 - 618, 1994;
- The American Association of Physicists in Medicine Report 59: Task Group 56, Code of Practice for Brachytherapy Physics, published in Medical Physics 24: 1557 - 1598, 1997;
- The American Association of Physicists in Medicine Report 61:Task Group 59, High dose-rate brachytherapy treatment delivery, published in Medical Physics 25: 375 - 403, 1998;
- The State of Wisconsin, through Health and Human Services, Section 157;
- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission through the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, Parts 20 and 35;
- B. Thomadsen. Achieving Quality in Brachytherapy. (IOP Press, Bristol, 1999)
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The University of Wisconsin's Radiation Safety Policies
This manual reflects the policies in effect as of July 1, 2005
Section 1: ALARA
External Beam Procedures
External Beam Treatment Units Quality Management
Linear Accelerators
Tomotherapy
Procedure Specific
New Patient Conference
Linear Accelerator Plan & Chart Review
Tomotherapy Plan & Chart Review
Stereotactic
Treatment Planning Computers
Brachytherapy Procedures
Radioactive Materials Rules
Allowed Loci For Radioactive Materials
Ordering Radioactive Packages
Receiving Radioactive Packages
Disposing of Radioactive Material
Low Dose Rate Brachytherapy
LDR Qualified Users
LDR Implant Procedure
LDR Source Preparation
High Dose Rate Brachytherapy
Location of HDR Sources
Qualified Personnel
Calibration
Procedure for Patient Treatment
Questions & Suspicions
HDR Emergency Procedure
Brachytherapy Instrumentation
High Dose Rate Brachytherapy Instrumentation QA
Low Dose Rate Brachytherapy Instrumentation QA
Brachytherapy Plan Review
High Dose Rate Brachytherapy Plan Review
Low Dose Rate Brachytherapy Plan Review
Planning Computers
Special Procedures
Imaging & Positioning Quality Managament
The diagnostic units in Radiotherapy are tested by the Medical Physics Department.
CT/PET
Simulator
IBU
Stealth
Sonarray
Mega Voltage CT
Cone Beam CT
Instrumentation Quality Managament
All quality management for radiotherapy instrumentation is performed by a member of the radiotherapy physics staff.
Ionization Chambers
Electrometers
Atmospheric Equipment
Water Tanks
TLDs
Diodes
Film
Radiation Field Scanners
Radiation Survey Meters
Patient Procedures
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