ABSTRACT

The first text to focus solely on quality and safety in radiotherapy, this work encompasses not only traditional, more technically oriented, quality assurance activities, but also general approaches of quality and safety. It includes contributions from experts both inside and outside the field to present a global view. The task of assuring quality

chapter |2 pages

References

chapter 3|4 pages

Quality Management: An Overview

chapter 4|4 pages

Quality Management: Radiotherapy

chapter 6|5 pages

Methodologies for Quality Improvement

chapter |1 pages

References

chapter 7|8 pages

Lean Thinking and Quality Improvement

chapter 8|6 pages

Process Control and Quality Improvement

chapter 14|2 pages

Issues in Patient Safety

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References

chapter 15|3 pages

Overview of Risk Management

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References

chapter 16|4 pages

Tools for Risk Management

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The Impact of Cultural Biases on Safety

chapter |5 pages

Parallels to Aviation

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Primer on High Reliability Organizing

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Open Communication

chapter |3 pages

Errors in Patient Information Flow

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Identifying and Reducing Risk

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Summary References

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Quality Management Tools

Process Map

chapter |3 pages

References

chapter |3 pages

Discussion

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Studies on Peer Review

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References

chapter |4 pages

Stakeholders

chapter |6 pages

Clinical Trials: Credentialing

chapter |1 pages

Clinical Trials: Quality Assurance

chapter |6 pages

Vendor’s Role in Quality Improvement

chapter |4 pages

References

chapter |4 pages

Role of Leadership

chapter |6 pages

Human Factors Engineering: Overview

chapter |6 pages

Human Factors Engineering: Case Study

chapter |4 pages

Changing Role of the Medical Physicist

chapter |4 pages

Staffing for Quality: Overview

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Summary

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Staffing for Quality: Physics

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Role of Training

chapter |6 pages

Practical Aspects of Training

chapter |3 pages

CT Simulation

chapter |5 pages

Ancillary Localization and

chapter |6 pages

MRI and MRS Simulation

chapter |8 pages

4D Simulation

chapter |6 pages

Treatment Planning Systems

chapter |3 pages

External Beam Radiotherapy

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Summary

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Data Acquisition

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General Framework for

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Cobalt: Implementation and Use

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Machine-Specic QA

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Patient-Specic QA

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References

chapter 4|4 pages

Dimensional Treatment

chapter |4 pages

Combined Planning and Delivery Systems

chapter |4 pages

Proton Radiotherapy

chapter |8 pages

Total Body Irradiation

chapter |11 pages

High Dose Rate Brachytherapy

chapter |5 pages

Frequencies and Tolerances

chapter |8 pages

Electronic Brachytherapy

chapter |6 pages

Technical Guidance Documents

chapter |2 pages

Dosimetry Equipment and Phantoms

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Geometric Phantoms

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References

chapter |2 pages

Conventional Simulators

chapter |8 pages

Elekta Multileaf Collimator

chapter |6 pages

Varian Multileaf Collimator

chapter |8 pages

Siemens Multileaf Collimator

chapter |3 pages

Integrated Systems: Gamma Knife

chapter |1 pages

Notes Pertaining to Monthly Tests

chapter |6 pages

Integrated Systems: CyberKnife

chapter |3 pages

Installation, Acceptance,

chapter |6 pages

Proton Radiotherapy

chapter |6 pages

High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy

chapter |4 pages

External Beam Plan and MU Checks

chapter |10 pages

Monte Carlo

chapter |6 pages

Patient Setup

chapter |4 pages

Motion Management

chapter |4 pages

Total Skin Electron Therapy

chapter |6 pages

Tomotherapy

chapter |3 pages

CyberKnife

chapter |4 pages

Patient Repositioning and

chapter |2 pages

References

chapter |8 pages

High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy

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Low-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy

chapter |3 pages

Postimplant Analysis

chapter |4 pages

Brachytherapy with Unsealed Sources

chapter |7 pages

Intravascular Brachytherapy