Competency information

Details

Assist with routine quality control on external beam radiotherapy equipment (including items such as light to radiation, quality index) and evaluate the appropriateness of action/tolerance levels

Considerations

  • Quality control of treatment machines.
  • How action levels are used to ensure equipment remains in tolerance and relate to the patient dose.
  • Relevant Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM) reports.

Relevant learning outcomes

# Outcome
# 4 Outcome Assist with routine quality control on external beam radiotherapy equipment and evaluate the appropriateness of action/tolerance levels.