Abstract
The Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP), in close partnership with the Canadian Partnership for Quality Radiotherapy (CPQR) has developed a series of Technical Quality Control (TQC) guidelines for radiation treatment equipment. These guidelines outline the performance objectives that equipment should meet in order to ensure an acceptable level of radiation treatment quality. The TQC guidelines have been rigorously reviewed and field tested in a variety of Canadian radiation treatment facilities. The development process enables rapid review and update to keep the guidelines current with changes in technology. This article contains detailed performance objectives and safety criteria for Treatment Planning Systems (TPS) for External Beam Radiotherapy.
Highlights
The Canadian Partnership for Quality Radiotherapy (CPQR) is an alliance among the national professional organizations involved in the delivery of radiation treatment in Canada: the Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology (CARO), the Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP), and the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT)
Financial and strategic backing is provided by the Canadian federal government through the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC), a national resource for advancing cancer prevention and treatment
The mandate of the CPQR is to support the universal availability of high-quality and safe radiotherapy for all Canadians through system performance improvement and the development of consensus-based guidelines and indicators to aid in radiation treatment program development and evaluation
Summary
COMP report: CPQR technical quality control guidelines for treatment planning systems. Villarreal-Barajas, Medical Physics Department, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital – NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, United Kingdom [Correction added on 12th February 2018, after first online publication: CQPR in the title was corrected to CPQR]
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