title: Quality handbook in radiotherapy. Brachytherapy: personal experience.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Radioterapia, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Morganti
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Smaniotto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Luzi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Valentini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piermattei
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marchetti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Robino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Santis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mantini
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gambacorta
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Deodato
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maronta
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Di Julio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colace
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Etzi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ravieli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martinelli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Di Nucci
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Proietti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cianfanelli
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cellini
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D012013:Reference Books / Q000592:standards*