Credentialing Requirements Summary for ATC-Supported External-Beam Protocols

Table 1 below outlines the credentialing requirements for ATC-supported, external-beam protocols. An "X" in a row indicates that the particular, action is required for credentialing. Table 2 indicates the level of planning delivery testing that is required by the RPC.

Table 1. External Beam Credentialing Requirements

Protocols Facility
Question-
naire		 ITC Digital
Data Subm.
Capability		 Knowledge
Assessment		 Protocol
Specific
Dry Run
(down-
loaded
data)		 Protocol
Specific
Dry Run
(prev.
treated
case)		 First
Case
Review
(Rapid)		 First
Case
Review
(Timely)		 Patient
Immob.
Test		 Planning/
Delivery
Test (see
table below)
QARC X               A or B or C
RTOG 0022 X X     X       C
RTOG 0117 X X     X       n/a
RTOG 0126 (3D) X X     X       n/a
RTOG 0126 (IMRT) X X     X       B
RTOG 0225 X X     X       C
RTOG 0234 X X             A or B or C
RTOG 0236 X X       X   X D
NSABP B-39/RTOG 0413 X X X X   X     n/a
RTOG 0418 X X       X     B
RTOG 0421 (IMRT) X X         X   C
RTOG 0438 X X     X X   X D
RTOG 0521 X X             A or B or C
RTOG 0522 (IMRT) X X         X   C

Credentialing for Previous Protocols

Institutions previously credentialed for IMRT on RTOG protocols 0022 or 0225 are also eligible to accrue patients on RTOG protocols 0234, 0521, 0522, and 0421 using IMRT. Institutions previously credentialed for IMRT on RTOG protocol 0126 are also eligible to accrue patients on RTOG protocols 0234 and 0521.

Table 2. Planning and Delivery Tests

Level QARC IMRT
Benchmark		 RPC Phantom
Simple
(Pelvis or Brain)		 Complex
(Head/Neck)		 Protocol
Specific
A X      
B   X    
C     X  
D       X



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