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Australasian recommendations for quality assurance in kilovoltage radiation therapy from the Kilovoltage Dosimetry Working Group of the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine

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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 to develop recommendations for guidance of radiation oncology medical physics practice within the Australasian setting. These recommendations provide a standard for safe work practices and quality control. It is the responsibility of the medical physicist to ensure that locally available equipment and procedures are sufficiently sensitive to establish compliance. The recommendations are endorsed by the ROSG, have been subject to independent expert reviews and have also been approved by the ACPSEM Council. For the Australian audience, these recommendations should be read in conjunction with the Tripartite Radiation Oncology Practice Standards and should be read in conjunction with relevant national, state or territory legislation which take precedence over the ACPSEM publication Radiation Oncology Reform Implementation Committee (RORIC) Quality Working Group, RANZCR, 2011a; Kron et al. Clin Oncol 27(6):325–329, 2015; Radiation Oncology Reform Implementation Committee (RORIC) Quality Working Group, RANZCR, 2018a, b).

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Abbreviations

AAPM:

American Association of Physicists in Medicine

ACPSEM:

Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine

AF:

Applicator factor

ARPANSA:

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency

BJR:

British Journal of Radiology

BSF:

Backscatter factor

CAPCA:

Canadian Association of Provincial Cancer Agencies

CCTV:

Closed circuit television

COMP:

Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists

FSD:

Focus-surface distance

Gy:

Gray, unit of absorbed dose (J/kg)

HVL:

Half value layer

IAEA TRS:

International Atomic Energy Agency Technical Reports Series

IPEMB:

Institution of Physics and Engineering in Medicine and Biology

ISL:

Inverse square law

NRL:

National Radiation Laboratory (now NCRS)

NCRS:

National Centre for Radiation Science

OSLD:

Optically Stimulated Luminescent Dosimeter

PDD:

Percentage depth dose

QA:

Quality assurance

ROF:

Relative output factor

ROMP:

Radiation Oncology Medical Physicist

ROSG:

Radiation Oncology Specialty Group

SCD:

Source-chamber distance

SSD:

Source-surface distance

TG:

Task group

TLD:

Thermoluminescent dosimetry

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The authors would like to acknowledge the work done by the past and current chairs of the ACPSEM ROSG, being Michael Bailey and Mario Perez respectively, for their support in the implementation of the position papers and organisation of the Radiation Oncology working parties. The authors would also like to thank their colleagues in their respective organisations for many valuable discussions in this project.

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Hill, R., Healy, B., Butler, D. et al. Australasian recommendations for quality assurance in kilovoltage radiation therapy from the Kilovoltage Dosimetry Working Group of the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine. Australas Phys Eng Sci Med 41, 781–808 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13246-018-0692-1

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