Quality handbook in radiotherapy. Brachytherapy: personal experience.
Brachytherapy is a conventional method of radiation therapy characterized by peculiar technical, clinical, operational and radioprotection problems. Therefore, the management of a service or department of brachytherapy requires a specific organization aimed at Quality Assurance. In this report, the personal experience with the drawing up of a Quality Handbook of brachytherapy with reference to the method used and the structure of the document, is described.
Morganti
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Cattedra di Radioterapia, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Roma, Italy.
Smaniotto
D
D
Luzi
S
S
Valentini
V
V
Piermattei
A
A
Marchetti
M
M
Robino
M
M
De Santis
M
M
Mantini
G
G
Gambacorta
M A
MA
Deodato
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F
Maronta
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D
Di Julio
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L
Colace
A
A
Etzi
V
V
Ravieli
M
M
Martinelli
D
D
Di Nucci
D
D
Proietti
L
L
Cianfanelli
P
P
Cellini
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N
D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D012013:Reference Books / Q000592:standards*