ID: SST.2016.07.01
This document contains detailed performance objectives and safety criteria for Safety Systems in Radiation Treatment Centres.
Please refer to the overarching document Technical Quality Control (TQC)
Guidelines for Canadian Radiation Treatment Centres for a programmatic overview of technical quality…
ID: TQC.2016.05.01
This document, Technical Quality Control Guidelines for Canadian Radiation Treatment Centres, outlines an overall strategy for quality control of radiation treatment equipment and systems.
It is supplemented by a series of equipment specific technical quality control (TQC) guidelines…
ID: PET.2021.03.01
This document contains detailed performance objectives and safety criteria for Positron Emission Tomography for Radiation – Computed Tomography Treatment Planning (PET/CT for RTP).
Please refer to the overarching document Technical Quality Control (TQC) Guidelines for Canadian Radiation Treatment…
Note: In April 2026, the management and operations of the NSIR-RT transitioned from CIHI to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP Canada). As a result, some of the information referenced in the course modules is no…
Video documenting a patient’s radiotherapy experience over six weeks of daily treatments at the University of Pennsylvania.
Published by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, Living with Cancer: A Report on the Patient Experience is the first in a series looking at Canadian cancer care exclusively from the patient perspective, illustrating the experience of those individuals and families…
Symptoms of cancer are not just physical. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) allow clinicians to go beyond basic symptom screening and also understand the psychosocial and practical concerns of the patient.
With a complete picture of the cancer journey in detail, the…
This charter, created and endorsed by the Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology is also endorsed by the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists. The patient charter is designed to outline essential patient rights over the course of their radiation therapy…
This document provides guidance for radiation treatment programs on how to implement and use common nomenclature related to clinical, dosimetric, and treatment data.
ID: PRO.2020.09.01
This document provides guidance for radiation treatment programs on how they can enhance and optimize the collection and use of patient reported outcomes (PRO)s in routine clinical practice.
A PRO is defined as any report of a patient’s…
We acknowledge that the work of the Canadian Association of Provincial Cancer Agencies takes place on the traditional lands of First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities across Canada.
We honour the unique cultures, languages, and histories of these nations, recognizing their enduring connections to the land. We commit to working collaboratively with First Nations, Inuit and Métis to achieve health and well-being, acknowledging the historical and ongoing impacts of colonialism. Together, we strive for equity in cancer care for all.