Table 1.

List of tasks in a cervical-cancer brachytherapy treatment. For each task, the personnel, resources and pre-requisite tasks needed to perform that task are listed. Anesthesia personnel remain with the patient through all the tasks.

Task #	Task	Personnel	Resources	Pre-requisite task #
1	Pre-procedure evaluation	AU, RN, Anesthesia	Lab work, patient chart	None
2	Pre-insertion preparations	AU, RN, RT, TA	Brachy suite	#1
3	Applicator insertion	AU, RN, RT, TA	Brachy suite, applicator, ultrasound	#2
4	Imaging	AU, RT, AMP	Brachy suite, CT scanner	#3
5	Contouring	AU	TPS	#3, #4
6	Standard plan	AMP	TPS	#3
7	Prior radiation EQD2	AMP, AU	EQD2 Spreadsheet, prior dose information	None
8	Plan optimization	AU, AMP	TPS, EQD2 spreadsheet	#5, #6, #7
9	QA preparation	AMP	TPS, R&V	#8
10	Independent Check	AMP (not same of tasks #6 to #9)	Secondary calculation software, TPS, R&V, TPS	#9
11	Treatment	AU, AMP, RT	Brachy suite, TCS, plan printout	#10
12	Post-treatment	AU, RN, TA	Brachy suite	#11

Key: AU = Authorized User; RN = Registered Nurse; RT = Radiation Therapist; TA = Technical Assistant; Brachy = brachytherapy; AMP = Authorized Medical Physicist; CT = Computed Tomography; TPS = Treatment Planning System; EQD2 = Equivalent Dose in 2-Gy fractions; R&V = Record & Verify; TCS = Treatment Console System.