National Audit of Quality Assurance for IMRT and VMAT
In February 2014, the NCS installed a new subcommittee to validate QA methods for Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) and Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) delivery techniques in the Netherlands.
The QA was assessed by comparing the institutes QA with that of the audit, consisting of an ionisation chamber measurement, a film measurement and a 2D array measurement. The general finding is that QA procedures in the Netherlands are excellent.
Along with the report comes the Working instructions which may help others to devise their own audit.
See also the publication in phiRO.
https://doi.org/10.25030/ncs-028
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NCS 34, February 2021
+ More about and downloadCode of Practice for Quality Assurance of Brachytherapy with Ir-192 Afterloaders
NCS 30, May 2018
+ More about and downloadAn on-site dosimetry audit for high-energy electron beams
NCS 29, October 2018
+ More about and downloadHuman Exposure to Ionising Radiation for Clinical and Research Purposes
NCS 26, May 2016
+ More about and downloadProcess Management and Quality Assurance for Intracranial Stereotactic Treatment
NCS 25, October 2015
+ More about and downloadCode of Practice for the Quality Assurance and Control for Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy
NCS 24, February 2015
+ More about and downloadAudit of High-Energy Photon Beams in Belgian and Dutch Radiotherapy Departments
NCS 23, December 2013
+ More about and downloadCode of Practice for the Quality Assurance and Control for Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy
NCS 22, June 2013
+ More about and downloadDiagnostische referentieniveaus in Nederland
NCS 21, June 2012 (in Dutch with an English summary)
+ More about and downloadDosimetry and quality control of brachytherapy with low-energy photon sources (125I)
NCS 20, April 2012
+ More about and downloadCode of practice for personal dosimetry of professionals wearing protective clothing during radiolog
NCS 19, October 2008
+ More about and downloadCode of Practice for the Absorbed Dose Determination in High Energy Photon and Electron Beams
NCS 18, January 2008
+ More about and downloadDosimetrie in de Radiologie: Stralingsbelasting van de Patiënt en Werknemers
NCS 17, March 2007
+ More about and downloadQuality assurance of 3-D treatment planning systems for external photon and electron beams
NCS 15, March 2005
+ More about and downloadQuality control of sealed beta sources in brachytherapy
NCS 14, August 2004
+ More about and downloadDetermination and use of scatter correction factors of megavoltage photon beams
NCS 12, March 1998, seel also NCS 15.
No revision required
Quality Control (QC) of Simulators and CT scanners and some basic QC methods for Treatment Planning
NCS 11, September 1997, revision before 2020
+ More about and downloadQuality control of medical linear accelerators: current practice and minimum requirements
NCS 9, August 1996, revision before 2020
+ More about and downloadKwaliteitscontrole van Medische Lineaire Versnellers, methoden voor kwaliteitscontrole
NCS 8, December 1995 (in Dutch), revision before 2020
+ More about and downloadRecommendations for the calibration of Iridium-192 high dose rate sources
NCS 7, December 1994
+ More about and downloadCode of practice for the dosimetry of high-energy electron beams
NCS 5, December 1989
+ More about and downloadRecommendations for dosimetry and quality control of radioactive sources used in brachytherapy
NCS 4 and 4a, February 1991 (in Dutch with an English summary)
+ More about and downloadProceedings of the Symposium on Thermoluminescence Dosimetry
NCS 3, October 1988
+ More about and downloadCode of practice for the dosimetry of high-energy photon beams
NCS 2, December 1986
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