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

PREAMBLE

I. INTRODUCTION

II. QUALITY MANAGEMENT

A. Quality Management Team

II. QUALITY MANAGEMENT

B. Resources

II. QUALITY MANAGEMENT

C. Service Records

II. QUALITY MANAGEMENT

D. Records of Devices and Tools

II. QUALITY MANAGEMENT

E. Important Policies (as applicable)

II. QUALITY MANAGEMENT

F. Reporting structure for issues

III. QUALITY ASSURANCE

IV. QUALITY CONTROL

A. Acceptance Testing

IV. QUALITY CONTROL

B. Equipment Performance Evaluation

IV. QUALITY CONTROL

C. Continous Quality Control

V. QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBLITIES OF PERSONNEL

A. Qualified Medical Physicist

V. QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBLITIES OF PERSONNEL

B. Physician (if applicable)

V. QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBLITIES OF PERSONNEL

C. Medical Dosimetrist

V. QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBLITIES OF PERSONNEL

D. Radiation Therapist

VI. TREATMENT CONSIDERATIONS

A. Treatment Planning and Imaging

VI. TREATMENT CONSIDERATIONS

B. Delivery

VII. RADIATION SAFETY

VIII. 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
Schofield, Deborah L PhD, Chair
Gros, Sebastien PhD
Saeed, Hina MD
Sensoy, Levent PhD
Tarver, Russell B MS
Wells, Michelle C MS

AAPM
Bailey, Daniel PhD
Rivard, Mark J PhD
Rokni, Michelle MS

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

Ellerbroek, Nancy A MD - CSC, Chair	Weissman, Ian DO - CSC, Co-Chair	Amurao, Maxwell MBA, PhD	Bailey, Daniel PhD
Caplin, Drew M MD	Crummy, Timothy MD, MHA - CSC	Gros, Sebastien PhD	Keenan, Mary Ann DMP
Larson, David B MBA, MD	Pacella, Matthew A MS	Rivard, Mark J PhD	Rokni, Michelle MS
Saeed, Hina MD	Schofield, Deborah L PhD	Schoppe, Kurt MD - CSC	Sensoy, Levent PhD
Tarver, Russell B MS	Wells, Michelle C MS

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