HERCA Documents
National Centre for Radiation Protection in Health Care (NCRPHC) has prepared the Polish language version of two important documents on clinical audits, which are the official position of the HERCA association (Heads of the European Radiological Protection Competent Authorities), the Working Group on Medical Applications.
The translated documents have already been made available for download on the website of the National Centre:
- “HERCA Position Paper Clinical Audit in medical Radiological practices, October 2019”:
– Polish translation
– original document in English - “Addendum to the HERCA clinical audit position paper, HERCA-WGMA – June 2021”:
– Polish translation
– original document in English
(Other documents presenting official position of HERCA are available in English on the website: https://www.herca.org/documents/)
NuCline – Esperanto for Nuclear Medicine
NuCline – Esperanto for Nuclear Medicine is a comprehensive guide to clinical audits in nuclear medicine, designed to supporting best practice, regulatory compliance and quality improvement by adaptation with European guidelines. The European regulatory framework for clinical audits in nuclear medicine is regulated by the BSSD, ensuring high standards of radiation protection and patient safety, with a key role in promoting audits as a tool for continuous quality improvement and regulatory compliance across Europe.
The publication also serves as a guideline for conducting clinical audits, featuring multiple audit templates developed by experts from the CLAUD-IT consortium that address key topics such as clinical practices, equipment quality control in nuclear medicine, radiopharmacy, and regulatory audits.
AUDITRAD Guide to Clinical Audit in radiology (4th Edition)
AUDITRAD Guide to Clinical Audit in radiology (4th Edition) – is the ESR guide to clinical audit, presenting a comprehensive approach to clinical audit. It contains a variety of tools and support materials for the implementation of clinical audit in radiology, especially with regard to EU requirements such as the Directive establishing basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation (Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom) and Commission Recommendation (EU) 2024/1112.
