Code of Practice for Quality Assurance of Brachytherapy with Ir-192 Afterloaders

In March 2014, the NCS installed a subcommittee on quality assurance of brachytherapy with afterloaders. This report supersedes NCS reports 4 and 7. NCS report 13 is partially superseded by this report; chapter 4 remains relevant.

The scope of NCS report 30 concerns the whole brachytherapy delivery process with afterloaders. It describes the QA concerning the source, the applicators and transfer tubes and describes recommended tests, tolerances and frequencies. In addition, radiation safety, legal issues and the Dutch guidelines regarding the life cycle of medical equipment in the light of afterloader brachytherapy are discussed. Finally, organisational aspects regarding the brachytherapy team are highlighted to help ensuring safe and effective brachytherapy treatment delivery.

https://doi.org/10.25030/ncs-030.

The NCS frequently publishes reports for fellow professionals in which recommendations are given for various quality control procedures or otherwise. The members of the NCS board and the members of the concerning subcommittee do not claim any authority exceeding that of their professional expertise. Responsibility on how the NCS recommendations are implemented lies with the user, taking into account the practice in his/her institution.

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Code of Practice for Quality Assurance of Brachytherapy with Ir-192 Afterloaders

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