Quality Expectations by Disease Site – Radiation Treatment

This information helps define and provide guidance on disease-site-specific quality expectations and metrics for healthcare providers delivering radiation treatment in Ontario.

A network of expert panels and working groups identified 671 quality of care expectations for all disease sites and radiation treatment protocols. The expectations largely follow existing practice guidelines. They were categorized with the following 5 groups:

1. Pre-treatment assessment
2. Treatment planning and associated imaging issues
3. Treatment delivery issues
4. Quality assurance steps specific to the disease site or protocol
5. Post-treatment follow-up

To learn more about how the quality expectations were developed, go to Radiation Treatment Quality Based Procedure.

Reference Links

• Best Practice Guidance for Patient-Specific Quality Assurance
• Databook (Appendix 1.46)
• Quality assurance guidelines for Canadian radiation treatment programs (Canadian Partnership for Quality Radiotherapy)
• Peer review of treatment plans as per Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) peer review guidance documents
• Best-practice guidance for radiation treatment plan physics review

Following are links to the best practice guidance, by disease site, referenced in the development of the List of Radiation Treatment Quality Expectations by Disease Site.