Chemical Biology & Radiation Therapy

Quality Management in Radiation Therapy

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At present, radiotherapy is an interdisciplinary field employing an advanced therapeutic and imaging apparatus and computerized therapy planning and simulation systems. This means that both the patient-related aspects (diagnosis, selection, treatment indication, justification, referral, planning, therapy, follow-up) and the control and measurement procedures, forming the technical part of the treatment process, should be subject to regular planning, verification and, most importantly, constant improvement. While as of late, quality assurance in radiotherapy has been believed to play a key role in ensuring safe and effective treatment in the physical and technical context (efficient equipment, in vivo dosimetry, portal imaging), now a more systemic approach to quality is beginning to prevail. This, however, calls for designing, implementing, maintaining and improving formalized quality systems or, in other words, implementing versatile quality management systems to cover all areas of activity (administrative, organizational, physical, technical and clinical) of a health care institution applying ionizing radiation for medical purposes.