Quality assurance in radiation therapy: European experience - present and future clinical efforts
A high standard of radiotherapeutic practice must be sought in all phases of management of a patient with malignant disease. Radiation therapy must be appropriately chosen and integrated with surgery, cytotoxic chemotherapy and all other modes of treatment. The most suitable technique with a dose, fractionation and time regime must devised and executed with technical and personal care. Follow-up to truly assess tumor control and morbidity is essential so as to guide the management of future patients. To achieve this in Europe great reliance is placed upon the training and qualification of the therapist and staff. High standards are applied to the professional qualifications for radiation physicists, nurses and technical staff. In the countries belonging to the European economic union, a new Diploma in Radiation Therapy has been established to be a standard for consultant practice through all the countries included. The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer has recently initiated a quality control study in some of the centers included in the Radiotherapy Group. A preliminary report has just appeared on the results of the clinical and dosimetric studies in 8 centers placed in 5 European countries.
- Research Organization:
- Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, England
- OSTI ID:
- 6865462
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8306232-
- Journal Information:
- Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States), Vol. 10; Conference: 1. international symposium on quality assessment in radiation oncology, Washington, DC, USA, 8 Jun 1983
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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