RTOG quality assurance guidelines for interstitial hyperthermia.
This document specifies the current recommendations for quality assurance for hyperthermia administration with interstitial techniques as specified by the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG). The document begins by providing a brief description of the physical principles behind the use of the three most commonly used methods of interstitial hyperthermia: radiofrequency (RF-LCF), microwave antennas, and ferromagnetic seeds. Emphasis is placed on features that effect quality assurance. Specific recommendations are provided for: a) Pretreatment planning and equipment performance checks, b) Implant considerations and documentation, c) Thermometry, and d) Safety procedures. Specific details regarding quality assurance issues that are common to all local and regional hyperthermia methods are outlined in previous documents sponsored by the RTOG. It is anticipated that technological advances may lead to future modifications of this document.
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- Quality Assurance, Health Care
- Oncology & Carcinogenesis
- Neoplasms
- Hyperthermia, Induced
- Humans
- Equipment Safety
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- 5105 Medical and biological physics
- 3407 Theoretical and computational chemistry
- 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
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Published In
DOI
ISSN
Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Location
Related Subject Headings
- Quality Assurance, Health Care
- Oncology & Carcinogenesis
- Neoplasms
- Hyperthermia, Induced
- Humans
- Equipment Safety
- Documentation
- 5105 Medical and biological physics
- 3407 Theoretical and computational chemistry
- 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis