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Prevention of Accidental Exposure in Radiotherapy

Training material developed in collaboration with
World Health Organization (WHO)

Lectures/Slides

All 22 Lectures/Slides ZIPPED (14.7 MB)

• 0.1 Introduction (465 KB)
• 1.1 BSS principal requirements (574 KB)
• 1.2 BSS Appendix 2 - medical exposure (681 KB)
• 2.1 Incorrect decay data - USA (476 KB)
• 2.2 Erroneous use of TPS - UK (487 KB)
• 2.3 Accelerator software problems - USA & Canada (1,196 KB)
• 2.4 Computer file not updated - USA (361 KB)
• 2.5 Incorrect repair of accelerator - Spain (717 KB)
• 2.6 Miscalibration of beam - Costa Rica (503 KB)
• 2.7 Error in TPS data entry - Panama (2,111 KB)
• 2.8 Accelerator interlock failure - Poland (1,003 KB)
• 2.9 HDR unit malfunction - USA (449 KB)
• 2.10 Accident update, some newer events - UK, USA & France (2,960 KB)
• 3.1 Other cases - external beam therapy (532 KB)
• 3.2 Other cases - brachytherapy (389 KB)
• 3.3 Incidents in any clinic (529 KB)
• 4.1 Clinical consequences of accidental exposures in radiotheraphy (1,739 KB)
• 5.1 Preventive measures (463 KB)
• 5.2 Reporting and investigating (1,382 KB)
• 6.1 Source not under control - Brazil (1,149 KB)
• 6.2 Source not under control - Mexico (546 KB)
• 6.3 Source not under control - Turkey & Thailand (910 KB)

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• Group exercises (348 KB)

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