Open AccessCOMP report: CPQR technical quality control guidelines for treatment planning systems
Author(s) -
VillarrealBarajas Jose E.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of applied clinical medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.83
H-Index - 48
ISSN - 1526-9914
DOI - 10.1002/acm2.12268
Subject(s) - general partnership , quality (philosophy) , radiation treatment planning , control (management) , quality assurance , engineering management , computer science , variety (cybernetics) , medical physics , medical physicist , process (computing) , operations management , risk analysis (engineering) , process management , systems engineering , business , radiation therapy , medicine , engineering , physics , external quality assessment , finance , artificial intelligence , quantum mechanics , operating system
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.