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ACPSEM ROSG TBE working group recommendations for quality assurance in total body electron irradiation

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The Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM) Radiation Oncology Specialty Group (ROSG) formed a series of working groups in 2011 to develop recommendations for guidance of radiation oncology medical physics practice within the Australasian setting. These recommendations are intended to provide guidance for safe work practices and a suitable level of quality control without detailed work instructions. It is the responsibility of the medical physicist to ensure that locally available equipment and procedures are sufficiently sensitive to establish compliance to these recommendations. The recommendations are endorsed by the ROSG, and have been subject to independent expert reviews. For the Australian readers, these recommendations should be read in conjunction with the Tripartite Radiation Oncology Reform Implementation Committee Quality Working Group: Radiation Oncology Practice Standards (2011), and Radiation Oncology Practice Standards Supplementary Guide (2011). This publication presents the recommendations of the ACPSEM ROSG Total Body Electron Irradiation Working Group and has been developed in alignment with other international associations. However, these recommendations should be read in conjunction with relevant national, state or territory legislation and local requirements, which take precedence over the ACPSEM recommendations. It is hoped that the users of this and other ACPSEM recommendations will contribute to the development of future versions through the Radiation Oncology Specialty Group of the ACPSEM. This document serves as a guideline for calibration and quality assurance of equipment used for TBE in Australasia.

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Abbreviations

AAPM:

American Association of Physicists in Medicine

ACPSEM:

Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine

AP:

Anterior-posterior

Gy:

Gray

HDTSe:

High-dose total skin electron

IVD:

In-vivo dosimetry

LAO:

Left anterior oblique

Linac:

Linear accelerator

LPO:

Left posterior oblique

MDT:

Multi-disciplinary team

MF:

Mycosis fungoides

MOSFET:

Metal-oxide-silicon field-effect transistor

MU:

Monitor unit

OSL:

Optically stimulated luminescence

PA:

Posterior-anterior

PDD:

Percentage depth dose

PMMA:

Polymethyl methacrylate

QA:

Quality assurance

RAO:

Right anterior oblique

RO:

Radiation oncologist

ROMP:

Radiation oncology medical physicist

ROSG:

Radiation Oncology Specialty Group

RPO:

Right posterior oblique

RT:

Radiation therapist

SSD:

Source-to-surface distance

TBE:

Total body electrons

TLD:

Thermoluminescent detector

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The authors would like to acknowledge the work done by ACPSEM ROSG for implementation of the concept of the recommendation papers and organisation of the Radiation Oncology working groups.

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    Raelene Nelligan

  2. Cancer Care Services, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Herston, QLD, 4029, Australia

    Zoë Baldwin

  3. Genesis Cancer Care, Mater Hospital, Crow’s Nest, New South Wales, 2065, Australia

    Zoë Baldwin

  4. Calvary Mater Newcastle, Waratah, NSW, 2298, Australia

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  5. Barwon Health, University Hospital, Geelong, VIC, 3220, Australia

    Thu Tran

  6. Illawarra Cancer Care Centre, Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia

    Michael Bailey

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Nelligan, R., Baldwin, Z., Ostwald, T. et al. ACPSEM ROSG TBE working group recommendations for quality assurance in total body electron irradiation. Australas Phys Eng Sci Med 38, 479–492 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13246-015-0371-4

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