Competency information

Details

Perform routine quality assurance (QA) on treatment machines, including MV and kV imaging as appropriate

Considerations

  • National recommendations from professional bodies and guidance notes for relevant legislation
  • Local implementation of quality control (QC) schedules within the departmental quality process and associated documentation
  • Origin of the parameters that are checked (ie the connection to commissioning)

Relevant learning outcomes

# Outcome
# 2 Outcome Perform required measurements to establish a treatment machine is suitable for clinical use.
# 3 Outcome Interpret results and instigate corrective action where required.
# 4 Outcome Apply the appropriate codes of practice.