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The Cancer Reform Strategy (2007) sets out key priorities for improving treatment to patients. One of these priorities is the development of world class radiotherapy services. This metric looks at the performance of radiotherapy services against measures contained within the Manual for Cancer Services 2004 which seeks to ensure that radiotherapy services are of a high quality through clearly defined leadership and organisational arrangements; provision of adequate professional staffing and equipment; minimising delays for treatment and breaks in treatment; use of standardised processes for prescribing and checking radiotherapy treatments; use of standard principles for the delivery of radiotherapy; clear documentation and quality assurance processes.