EFOMP survey results on national radiotherapy dosimetry audits |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Medical Physics – Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;2. Faculty of Informatics & Science, University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania;3. Cancer Research Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia;4. Institut Curie, Université PSL, CNRS UMR3347, Inserm U1021, 91400 Orsay, France;5. Department of Medical Physics, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece;6. Health Physics Department, University Hospital, Novara, Italy;1. LIP-Coimbra, Departamento de Física, Universidade de Coimbra, 3004-516 Coimbra, Portugal;2. Departamento de Física, Universidade de Coimbra, 3004-516 Coimbra, Portugal;1. Fondazione Policlinico Universitario ‘‘A. Gemelli’’ IRCCS, Italy;2. Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy;1. Department of Medical Physics, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain;2. Biomedical Engineering, ETSIT, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain;3. Medical Physics, Department of Radiology, Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain;1. Fondazione Policlinico Universitario ‘‘A. Gemelli’’ IRCCS, Roma, Italy;2. Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy;1. Medical Physics Department, A.S.L. TO4, 10015 Ivrea, TO, Italy;2. Radiotherapy Department, A.S.L. TO4, 10015 Ivrea, TO, Italy;1. Radiological Sciences Department, Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;2. Physics Department, Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;3. Department of Medical and Research Facilities, National Nuclear Energy Authority (CNEN), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | PurposeThe Council Directive 2013/58/EURATOM entered into force in 2014, and its transposition into national legislations became applicable in 2018. The Council Directive 2013/58/EURATOM strengthened the importance of clinical audits, and stated that Member States should ensure dosimetry audit compliance in accordance with national procedures. Therefore, the purpose of this work was to picture the status of the implementation of dosimetry audits in European countries. Methods: A questionnaire was designed to describe dosimetry audit standards in radiotherapy across European countries. The questionnaire was sent to 33 EFOMP National Member Organizations (NMO). Results: Nineteen NMOs responded to the survey (14 EU members). For 58% of the participating countries national regulations required dosimetry audits in radiotherapy departments. In 37% of the participating countries there were implemented regulations for independent/secondary dose verification, and in 21% of the participating countries similar procedures for dose verification were already implemented although not regulated by law. In 42% of the participating countries there were implemented mechanisms to review updates and advances in the field of radiotherapy.ConclusionsThe transposition and further implementation of the Council Directive 2013/59/EURATOM was scarce, leading to heterogeneities in national policies about dosimetry audits. |
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| Keywords: | Dosimetry audits Council directive Radiotherapy quality assurance Radiotherapy National regulations |
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