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Suggestion for Comprehensive Quality Assurance of Medical Linear Accelerator in Korea

국내 선형가속기의 포괄적인 품질관리체계에 대한 제언

  • Choi, Sang Hyoun (Department of Radiation Oncology, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Science) ;
  • Park, Dong-wook (Department of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Kim, Kum Bae (Department of Radiation Oncology, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Science) ;
  • Kim, Dong Wook (Department of Radiation Oncology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gandong) ;
  • Lee, Jaiki (Department of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Shin, Dong Oh (Department of Radiation Oncology, Kyung Hee University Hospital)
  • 최상현 (한국원자력의학원 방사선의학연구센터) ;
  • 박동욱 (한양대학교 원자력공학과) ;
  • 김금배 (한국원자력의학원 방사선의학연구센터) ;
  • 김동욱 (강동경희대학교병원 방사선종양학과) ;
  • 이재기 (한양대학교 원자력공학과) ;
  • 신동오 (경희대학교병원 방사선종양학과)
  • Received : 2015.12.07
  • Accepted : 2015.12.22
  • Published : 2015.12.31
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Abstract

American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Published Task Group 40 report which includes recommendations for comprehensive quality assurance (QA) for medical linear accelerator in 1994 and TG-142 report for recommendation for QA which includes procedures such as intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in 2010. Recently, Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC) published NSSC notification no. 2015-005 which is "Technological standards for radiation safety of medical field". This notification regulate to establish guidelines for quality assurance which includes organization and job, devices, methods/frequency/tolerances and action levels for QA, and to implement quality assurance in each medical institution. For this reason, all of these facilities using medical machine for patient treatment should establish items, frequencies and tolerances for proper QA for medical treatment machine that use the techniques such as non-IMRT, IMRT and SRS/SBRT, and perform quality assurance. For domestic, however, there are lack of guidelines and reports of Korean Society of Medical Physicists (KSMP) for reference to establish systematic QA report in medical institutes. This report, therefore, suggested comprehensive quality assurance system such as the scheme of quality assurance system, which is considered for domestic conditions, based the notification of NSSC and AAPM TG-142 reports. We think that the quality assurance system suggested for medical linear accelerator also help establishing QA system for another high-precision radiation treatment machines.

미국의학물리학회는 포괄적인 방사선치료기기의 품질관리를 위한 작업그룹(Task Group: TG) 40 보고서를 1994년 발표한 이후로 세기조절방사선치료, 정위적방사선치료, 및 영상유도방사선치료 등의 고정밀 방사선치료를 포함한 선형가속기에 대한 품질관리를 권고하기 위해 2010년에 AAPM TG-142를 발간하였다. 그리고 최근 국내에서도 최신 치료기법에 대한 품질관리의 필요성에 따라 원자력안전위원회는 원자력안전위원회고시 제2015-005호 "의료분야의 방사선안전관리에 관한 기술기준"을 발표하였다. 원자력안전위원회고시에는 각 의료기관에서 품질관리전문인력을 두어 품질관리 조직 및 직무, 품질관리에 필요한 장비, 품질관리 방법/주기/관리오차 및 관리오차 초과 시 조치방법 등에 대한 내용이 포함된 품질관리절차서를 수립하고 품질관리를 수행하도록 규정되어 있다. 이에 따라 의료기관에서는 3차원 입체조형방사선치료, 세기조절방사선치료, 정위적방사선치료 등과 같은 방사선치료유형별(Non-IMRT, IMRT, SRS/SBRT)로 방사선치료기기에 맞는 품질관리 항목, 주기 및 관리오차를 설정하고, 적절한 품질관리 장비 등을 사용하여 기관의 실정에 맞게 품질관리를 수행하여야 한다. 그러나 국내에는 선형가속기의 체계적인 품질관리를 구축할 수 있는 지침서나 학회 보고서 등이 미비하여 현재 각 의료기관별로 각기 다른 품질관리의 항목, 주기 및 관리오차를 설정하여 품질관리를 수행하고 있는 실정이다. 그러므로 본 논문에서는 방사선치료의 안전성 및 정확성을 확보하기 위해 원자력안전위원회 고시 및 TG-142에 기반한 국내 실정에 적합한 선형가속기에 대한 품질관리체계 구축 방안 등을 제안하였다. 제안된 선형가속기에 대한 품질관리 체계는 다른 고정밀 방사선치료기기 등의 품질관리 체계 구축에도 도움이 될 것으로 사료된다.

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