TABLE 13.

Example brachytherapy pre/post‐treatment check items

	Recommended	Optional
Pre‐treatment	Patient identification with two methods	Patient consent form signed
	Rx matched with plan and approved by an physician	Review setup photos
	Plan approved by physicist	Documentation of survey meter
	Correct applicator inserted (size, model)
	Current source activity (against decay table)
	Correct plan loaded
	Total treatment time correct
	Catheter channel number correct and follow local convention
	Catheter length/step size correct
	Patient pre‐treatment survey done
	Secondary dose check done
	Daily QA
	Radiation emergency tools present
Post‐treatment	Post‐treatment survey
	Treatment procedure documentation