Favouring quality improvement initiatives: the experience of the Belgian College of Radiation Oncology

Radiation therapy (RT) is an essential treatment modality for cancer care and cure. Over the years, radiation treatments have become more complex and more computerized leading to highly precise treatment approaches maximising loco-regional control while minimizing toxicity. Safe and effective radiotherapy delivery however requires the implementation of adapted quality assurance (QA) programs and integral quality management (QM) systems, favouring continuous quality improvement. These improvements can arise within the local or departmental context, but they can also be favoured by national prog... Mehr ...