TS 12317

TS 12317 is a standard for how hospital radiation therapy services should be organised, carried out, developed, and supervised. Radiation therapy uses controlled high-energy radiation in the treatment of cancer and some other diseases, so patient safety, team coordination, and process oversight are central to the service model.

Organisation and oversight of radiation therapy services

The focus of this standard is not a single clinical act, but the service chain behind hospital-based radiation oncology. It addresses the arrangement of care from patient assessment and treatment planning through delivery, recordkeeping, and monitoring of the service. In practice, this means the standard frames criteria for organising and controlling the service so that responsibilities are clearer in a multidisciplinary clinical environment.

General technical context of the clinical service

Radiation therapy services typically involve several professional roles, including radiation oncologists, medical physics expertise, radiotherapy technologists, and nursing support. Core technical concerns in this field include proper equipment calibration, delivering the intended dose accurately, and documenting the process. Within that broader framework, this standard provides a quality-oriented structure for managing and supervising the hospital service; it does not, from the supplied scope, separately define every clinical procedure or device type.

• Criteria for organising hospital radiation therapy services
• Arrangement of duties and processes during service delivery
• A development and continuous-improvement orientation
• Monitoring, supervision, and control mechanisms