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ArticlePhysical and engineering sciences in medicine2024

ACPSEM position paper: pre-treatment patient specific plan checks and quality assurance in radiation oncology.

Lotte S Fog, Luke K Webb, Jeffrey Barber, Matthew Jennings, Sam Towns, Susana Olivera, John Shakeshaft, ACPSEM Radiation Oncology Specialty Group (ROSG)

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Lotte S Fog *Alfred Health Radiation Oncology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. L.Fog@alfred.org.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0040-9880
Luke K Webb *GenesisCare, Southport, QLD, Australia.
Jeffrey BarberSydney West Radiation Oncology Network, Blacktown Hospital, Blacktown, NSW, 2148, Australia.
Matthew JenningsICON Cancer Care, Cordelia St, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101, Australia.
Sam TownsAlfred Health Radiation Oncology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Susana OliveraICON Cancer Care, Liz Plummer Cancer Centre, Cairns, QLD, 4870, Australia.
John ShakeshaftICON Cancer Care, Gold Coast University Hospital, 1 Hospital Blvd, Southport, QLD, 4215, Australia.
ACPSEM Radiation Oncology Specialty Group (ROSG)

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Abstract

The Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM) has not previously made recommendations outlining the requirements for physics plan checks in Australia and New Zealand. A recent workforce modelling exercise, undertaken by the ACPSEM, revealed that the workload of a clinical radiation oncology medical physicist can comprise of up to 50% patient specific quality assurance activities. Therefore, in 2022 the ACPSEM Radiation Oncology Specialty Group (ROSG) set up a working group to address this issue. This position paper authored by ROSG endorses the recommendations of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Task Group 218, 219 and 275 reports with some contextualisation for the Australia and New Zealand settings. A few recommendations from other sources are also endorsed to complete the position.

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Radiation OncologyAustraliaHumansNew ZealandPhysicsWorkforcePlan checkPosition paperQuality assurance

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