Section 180-20-010 - QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR RADIATION THERAPY SIMULATION SYSTEMSThe quality assurance requirements for radiation therapy simulation systems are as follows.
010.01ACCEPTANCE TESTING AND PERIODIC VERIFICATION OF PERFORMANCE. Quality assurance for a conventional or virtual simulator must include acceptance testing and periodic verification of system performance.010.02METHOD. Quality assurance for radiation therapy simulation systems must be performed according to "Comprehensive QA for Radiation Oncology: Report of AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group No. 40: AAPM Report No. 46" for a conventional simulator.010.02(A)VIRTUAL SIMULATOR. For radiation therapy virtual simulator's, quality assurance must be performed according to "Quality assurance for computed tomography simulators and the computed tomography-simulation process: Report of the AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group No. 66: AAPM Report No. 83". This document is available for viewing at the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Office of Radiological Health, 301 Centennial Mall South, 3rd Floor, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509.180 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 20, § 010
Adopted effective 11/21/2020