ACR–AAPM TECHNICAL STANDARD FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF LOW-DOSE-RATE BRACHYTHERAPY PHYSICS

PREAMBLE

INTRODUCTION

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QUALITY MANAGEMENT

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QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Quality Management Team

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QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Service Records

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QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Records of devices and tools

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QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Policies

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QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Reporting Structure for Issues

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QUALITY ASSURANCE

Introduction

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QUALITY ASSURANCE

Sealed Sources

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QUALITY ASSURANCE

Treatment Planning and Dosimetry

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QUALITY ASSURANCE

Clinical Medical Physics Management

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QUALITY ASSURANCE

New Procedures

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QUALITY ASSURANCE

Periodic Review of Settings/Protocols/Clinical Outputs

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QUALITY ASSURANCE

Calibration of Measurement Devices/Tools

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QUALITY CONTROL

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

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TREATMENT CONSIDERATIONS/SPECIFICATIONS OF THE PROCEDURE

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RESOURCES

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QUALITY CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT, SAFETY, INFECTION CONTROL, AND PATIENT EDUCATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Writing Committee – members represent their societies in the initial and final revision of this practice parameter

ACR
Mian, Tariq PhD, Chair
Farach, Andrew M MD
Sapareto, Stephen PhD
Sensoy, Levent PhD

AAPM
Bakhtiari, Mohammad PhD
Seymore, Gabrielle MS
Vergalasova, Irina PhD

Committee on Practice Parameters and Technical Standards – Medical Physics

(ACR Committee responsible for sponsoring the draft through the process)

Keenan, Mary Ann DMP, Chair	Berns, Eric A PhD	Bevins, Nicholas PhD	Buckey, Courtney R PhD
Carver, Diana E PhD	Dieguez Gonzalez, Ana MS	Grice, Jared V DMP	Gros, Sebastien PhD
Mawlawi, Osama PhD	Pacella, Matthew A MS	Rubinstein, Ashley E PhD	Schofield, Deborah L PhD
Tarver, Russell B MS

Committee on Practice Parameters and Technical Standards

(ACR Committee responsible for sponsoring the draft through the process)

Caplin, Drew M MD, Chair

Amurao, Maxwell MBA, PhD, Chair, Commission on Medical Physics

Larson, David B MBA, MD, Chair, Commission on Quality and Safety

Comments Reconciliation Committee

Maltin, Elizabeth MD - CSC, Co-Chair	Amurao, Maxwell MBA, PhD	Bakhtiari, Mohammad PhD	Caplin, Drew M MD
Farach, Andrew M MD	Keenan, Mary Ann DMP	Larson, David B MBA, MD	Mian, Tariq PhD
Pacella, Matthew A MS	Sapareto, Stephen PhD	Sensoy, Levent PhD	Seymore, Gabrielle MS
Vergalasova, Irina PhD

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