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Internal Rule : OPMP
Table: Physicists’ time quantification
Adequation of physicists’ time to workload
Basic Tasks
Time Quantification
Brachytherapy
Presence during treatment sessions
1 to 3h/Week
Weakly Quality Assurance
1h/Week
Radioactive source turn-over
1day/2 months ½
Radiotherapy
Verification of treatment parameters and
pateints’ set-up
10h/day
Validation of dosimetry for complex
treatments and of multimodality imaging
fusion
4h/day
Verification of technical records before the
onset of treatment
4 to 8h/day
Dosimetric validation of complex treatment
1h/day
Quality Assurance of equipment
5 to 30h/day
Participation in Experience Return Committee
(CREX)
10h/month
Training of fellows in Medical Physics
1 to 4h/day
Teaching and other educational activities
Radiographers’ School 15h/year
Fellows in RO 20h/year
ISC workshop on Innovative treatment
techniques 3d/year
Random tasks
Installation of heavy equipment (LINAC, CT-
scan, HDR-source projector)
Variable (weeks to months)
Deployment of new treatment technique
Variable (days to weeks)
Management of Service & Personnel
Unquantifiable !