Quality Management System and Quality Assurance Programs in Radiotherapy in the Light of Regulations Applicable in México

Radiotherapy Quality Management Systems (qms) and Quality Assurance (qa) Programs have been proposed as an effective tool to ensure consistency between medical prescription and safe delivery of treatment to patients with minimal exposure to staff. In recent years in Mexico, there has been an increase in the acquisition of modern medical linear accelerators for the delivery of highly sophisticated radiotherapy treatments with specific qa requirements.This makes it necessary to review the current regulatory framework on Quality Management, to know if regulatory requirements are sufficient for the establishment, implementation and development of Comprehensive Quality Systems (qs) in radiotherapy centres. The objective of this work is to review the current national regulations in radiotherapy qms, in particular those referring to standard procedures, human and physical infrastructure, and the implementation of qs in the practice of health care institutions. Results show a first approach to the implementation of quality management systems and quality assurance programs in radiotherapy centres

Quality Management System and Quality Assurance Programs in Radiotherapy in the Light of Regulations Applicable in México

Radiotherapy Quality Management Systems (qms) and Quality Assurance (qa) Programs have been proposed as an effective tool to ensure consistency between medical prescription and safe delivery of treatment to patients with minimal exposure to staff. In recent years in Mexico, there has been an increase in the acquisition of modern medical linear accelerators for the delivery of highly sophisticated radiotherapy treatments with specific qa requirements.This makes it necessary to review the current regulatory framework on Quality Management, to know if regulatory requirements are sufficient for the establishment, implementation and development of Comprehensive Quality Systems (qs) in radiotherapy centres. The objective of this work is to review the current national regulations in radiotherapy qms, in particular those referring to standard procedures, human and physical infrastructure, and the implementation of qs in the practice of health care institutions. Results show a first approach to the implementation of quality management systems and quality assurance programs in radiotherapy centres

Dosimetry of translational technique for total body irradiation with electrons in Alderson anthropomorphic phantom, for the treatment of mycosis fungoides

Total skin electron irradiation (tsei) is one of the most widely used techniques in the treatment of mycosis fungoides (mf). The objective of this work is to carry out the dosimetric characterization of the translational method using a mobile platform at constant speed for tsei, being a longitudinal prospective study design, making use of descriptive statistics with a quantitative approach. The dosimetric and geometric characteristics were established according to the Varian 21 iX linear accelerator for clinical use, treatment method and conditions of the translational platform (tp) with two degrees of freedom (speed and height), using a 1 cm thick lucite, thus degrading the energy and obtaining the maximum dose at a depth of 4.8 mm and a photon contamination of 0.74%, which are within the parameters established by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (aapm) in report No. 23.1 In Mexico, the translational technique with tsei has not been implemented for mf cancer procedures, and due to the physical limitations of the patients, there is no homogeneous dose distribution on the skin surface with the Stanford and rotational techniqu

Dosimetry of translational technique for total body irradiation with electrons in Alderson anthropomorphic phantom, for the treatment of mycosis fungoides

Total skin electron irradiation (tsei) is one of the most widely used techniques in the treatment of mycosis fungoides (mf). The objective of this work is to carry out the dosimetric characterization of the translational method using a mobile platform at constant speed for tsei, being a longitudinal prospective study design, making use of descriptive statistics with a quantitative approach. The dosimetric and geometric characteristics were established according to the Varian 21 iX linear accelerator for clinical use, treatment method and conditions of the translational platform (tp) with two degrees of freedom (speed and height), using a 1 cm thick lucite, thus degrading the energy and obtaining the maximum dose at a depth of 4.8 mm and a photon contamination of 0.74%, which are within the parameters established by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (aapm) in report No. 23.1 In Mexico, the translational technique with tsei has not been implemented for mf cancer procedures, and due to the physical limitations of the patients, there is no homogeneous dose distribution on the skin surface with the Stanford and rotational techniqu

Dosimetry of translational technique for total body irradiation with electrons in Alderson anthropomorphic phantom, for the treatment of mycosis fungoides

Total skin electron irradiation (tsei) is one of the most widely used techniques in the treatment of mycosis fungoides (mf). The objective of this work is to carry out the dosimetric characterization of the translational method using a mobile platform at constant speed for tsei, being a longitudinal prospective study design, making use of descriptive statistics with a quantitative approach. The dosimetric and geometric characteristics were established according to the Varian 21 iX linear accelerator for clinical use, treatment method and conditions of the translational platform (tp) with two degrees of freedom (speed and height), using a 1 cm thick lucite, thus degrading the energy and obtaining the maximum dose at a depth of 4.8 mm and a photon contamination of 0.74%, which are within the parameters established by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (aapm) in report No. 23.1 In Mexico, the translational technique with tsei has not been implemented for mf cancer procedures, and due to the physical limitations of the patients, there is no homogeneous dose distribution on the skin surface with the Stanford and rotational techniqu

Quality Management System and Quality Assurance Programs in Radiotherapy in the Light of Regulations Applicable in México

Radiotherapy Quality Management Systems (qms) and Quality Assurance (qa) Programs have been proposed as an effective tool to ensure consistency between medical prescription and safe delivery of treatment to patients with minimal exposure to staff. In recent years in Mexico, there has been an increase in the acquisition of modern medical linear accelerators for the delivery of highly sophisticated radiotherapy treatments with specific qa requirements.This makes it necessary to review the current regulatory framework on Quality Management, to know if regulatory requirements are sufficient for the establishment, implementation and development of Comprehensive Quality Systems (qs) in radiotherapy centres. The objective of this work is to review the current national regulations in radiotherapy qms, in particular those referring to standard procedures, human and physical infrastructure, and the implementation of qs in the practice of health care institutions. Results show a first approach to the implementation of quality management systems and quality assurance programs in radiotherapy centres