title: Quality assurance in planning and implementing radiation therapy.
abstract: Quality Assurance (QA) programs in radiotherapy are based on an interdisciplinary team work with the participation of physicists and physicians in treatment decision-making and in the determination of accuracy in dosimetry. In this short article, quality control (QC) procedures for computer-assisted treatment planning and implementation, are reported. Particular attention is paid to the technological developments which could make QC programs feasible at Radiotherapy centers.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Fisica, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piermattei
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Arcovito
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Azario
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / Q000592:standards; D011881:Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000592:standards*