Spects of safety and quality assurance in medicine - Experiences in radiotherapy

Radiotherapy forms an instructive leading case in the world-wide discussion on necessity of safety and quality in medicine. Differences in national traditions for realization of regulations and standards, in organization of medical services, in financial resources and in the level of qualifications and science in diverse countries cause diverging interests. Aspects of standardization for several steps of requirements in safety and quality assurance are discussed