Resources
Here, you’ll find consensus documents, guidelines and other documentation produced by CAPCA and its partners to strengthen and align how cancer care is delivered across the country.
Use the search function or the filters to identify specific materials of interest.
Technical quality control guideline for treatment planning systems
This document contains detailed performance objectives and safety criteria for Treatment Planning Systems.
Quality assurance guidelines for Canadian radiation treatment programs
This document outlines the overarching elements of quality that are important in all radiation treatment programs, together with Key Quality Indicators (KQIs), for periodic programmatic self-assessment and quality improvement.
pan-Canadian collaboration for quality assurance in radiopharmaceutical therapy (PCQRT), April 2025
The Pan-Canadian Collaboration for Quality Radiopharmaceutical Therapy (PCQRT) underscore crucial elements of radiopharmaceutical therapy quality assurance that should be consistent across all Radiopharmaceutical Therapy programs in Canada. They do not aim to supplant detailed specifications, standard operational procedures, or institution-specific policies. Instead, their purpose is to support the formation and preservation of a national approach to radiopharmaceutical therapy quality assurance.
National System for Incident Reporting – Radiation treatment pilot assessment report, Summary
The National System for Incident Reporting (NSIR), launched by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) in 2010, is a voluntary, web-based reporting system that collects medication incident data from acute and long-term care facilities.
Oncology biosimilars resources for healthcare providers
This information from Cancer Care Ontario / Ontario Health is a starting point for healthcare providers to find information about biosimilar drugs. It includes links to resources from the pan-Canadian Oncology Biosimilars Initiative.