Radiotherapy License Verification at Arifin Achmad Hospital in Riau Province and Urip Sumoharjo Hospital in Lampung City
Kembali 06 September 2024 | Berita BAPETEN
BAPETEN through the Directorate of Licensing of Radiation Facilities and Radioactive Materials (DPFRZR) conducted parallel Radiotherapy Facility Verification activities at Arifin Achmad Hospital, Riau Province and Urip Sumoharjo Hospital, Lampung City on August 28-30, 2024 for radiotherapy operation licenses. The Radiotherapy Facility Verification activity aims to ensure that the availability of bunkers for External Beam Therapy (Linac) and Brachytherapy is declared safe for the safety of workers, patients, the community and the environment. The Verification Team ensures that the design is in accordance with safety standards through the calculation of the design of radiation retaining buildings and main equipment, supporting equipment, competence of human resources, as well as operating procedures for radiotherapy operational activities both using Linac and Brakhiterapi have met the requirements of radiation safety and source security.
The Inspection Team chaired by the Director of DPFRZR BAPETEN, Ishak with team members Ahmad Maulana, Maradi Abdillah and Naufal Alif Syarifuddin conducted verification at RSUD Arifin Achmad Riau Province on the Modification of Radiotherapy Facility Operation License Design for the modality of the Synergy type Elekta brand Linac aircraft.
While verification at Urip Sumoharjo Hospital Lampung, the inspection team was chaired by the Health Facility Licensing Team Leader BAPETEN Iin Indartati with members Made Pramayuni, Herry Irawan, Yaya Umaya, Sulistiyoningsih and Toni Wahyu Pamungkas to verify Radiotherapy Facilities with modalities, namely Linac aircraft brand Varian type Halcyon 4.0 and Brakiterapi aircraft Brand Bebig Saginova Type HDR Afterloading System with Co-60 source.
The scope of the onsite inspection includes document and technical inspection of the suitability on built facility design and the radiation barrier thickness adequacy of the radiotherapy bunker, ensuring the performance of the main equipment and supporting equipment, conducting radiation exposure measurements and dosimetry testing, ensuring patient flow and the ability of personnel to operate Brachytherapy and Linac aircraft according to standards, inspection of radioactive source protection and safety equipment and performance of radioactive source safety systems.
From the results of the radiotherapy operating license verification, the Hospital is committed to completing the findings submitted by the BAPETEN team within a certain time limit. The smoothness of the verification activities is supported by the Hospital which follows and welcomes the course of activities until the end, any deficiencies are considered as technical input and suggestions for the fulfillment of radiation safety in accordance with applicable regulations and standards.
RSUD Arifin Achmad Pekanbaru continues to improve services to the community, especially in serving cancer patients, with the presence of the Linac Aircraft modality along with the CT Simulator will improve services to the community in Lancang Kuning Earth.
With the opening of radiotherapy services at Urip Sumoharjo Hospital, it will be the only private hospital that has the most complete specialists, the latest and most sophisticated equipment in Lampung Province. So that the community can be helped and they no longer need to go looking for treatment outside the region or even abroad. [Dwi pangesti/DPFRZR/CD/AAP]
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