Survey: "Brachytherapy Planning Competency"

Reviewer: Clinical Instructors (PACELLA, Matthew)

Reviewee: Students (Hardman, April)
Survey Period: 10/13/2021
Completed: 10/26/2021 4:10:07 PM CT

1. Select the brachytherapy planning competency from the drop down menu below:

Intracavitary

2. Please assign each task a score of Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory.

Unsatisfactory in any essential task constitutes competency failure.
The student will repeat the competency at a later date.

Discusses the plan prescription with the physician. Satisfactory [2 pts]

Loads the patient imaging studies into the planning computer. Satisfactory [2 pts]

Contours the appropriate anatomy on the image data set. Satisfactory [2 pts]

Identifies appropriate dose points on the image data set. Satisfactory [2 pts]

Successfully identifies source positions. Satisfactory [2 pts]

Identifies available isotope and activity for date and time of Satisfactory [2 pts]
treatment.

Correctly generates plan using appropriate isotope and activity Satisfactory [2 pts]
to achieve treatment objective.

Accurately generates DVH/Dose point summary for implant. Satisfactory [2 pts]

Communicates effectively with physician for plan review and Satisfactory [2 pts]
makes changes as requested.

Exports/Prints appropriate plan data. Satisfactory [2 pts]

Performs hand verification calculations for dwell time. Satisfactory [2 pts]

Assembles necessary equipment for source loading. N/A [0 pts]

Additional Comment:  HDR

Makes appropriate entries in source log and fills out necessary N/A [0 pts]
paperwork for appropriate room posting. Additional Comment:  HDR

Prepares sources for transport and loading. N/A [0 pts]

Additional Comment:  HDR

Observes source insertion. Satisfactory [2 pts]

Performs appropriate patient room surveys. Satisfactory [2 pts]

Uses appropriate radiation measuring devices for brachytherapy N/A [0 pts]

procedures and source inventory. Additional Comment:  HDR

Uses time, distance and shielding principles during Satisfactory [2 pts]

brachytherapy procedures.

Mean: 1.56 of 2  Points: 28  Score: 77.8%

3. Overall rating:

Pass [2 pts]

Mean: 2.00 of 2   Points: 2  Score: 100.0%

4. Additional Comments:

NR

Total points for all rating scale questions: 30

Mean percentage score for all rating scale questions: 88.9%
(Each main question equally weighted)
Responses as of 10/28/2021 5:51:30 PM CT