AAPM Task Group Report 307: use of EPIDs for patient‐specific IMRT and VMAT QA
N Dogan, BJ Mijnheer, K Padgett… - Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Electronic portal imaging devices (EPIDs) have been widely utilized for patient‐
specific quality assurance (PSQA) and their use for transit dosimetry applications is …
specific quality assurance (PSQA) and their use for transit dosimetry applications is …
Evaluating IMRT and VMAT dose accuracy: practical examples of failure to detect systematic errors when applying a commonly used metric and action levels
Purpose: This study (1) examines a variety of real‐world cases where systematic errors were
not detected by widely accepted methods for IMRT/VMAT dosimetric accuracy evaluation …
not detected by widely accepted methods for IMRT/VMAT dosimetric accuracy evaluation …
Use of electronic portal imaging devices for pre-treatment and in vivo dosimetry patient-specific IMRT and VMAT QA: Report of AAPM Task Group 307
Purpose: Electronic Portal Imaging Devices (EPIDs) have been widely utilized for Patient-
Specific QA (PSQA) and their use for transit dosimetry applications is emerging. Yet there …
Specific QA (PSQA) and their use for transit dosimetry applications is emerging. Yet there …
Validation of a method for in vivo 3D dose reconstruction for IMRT and VMAT treatments using on‐treatment EPID images and a model‐based forward‐calculation …
E Van Uytven, T Van Beek, PM McCowan… - Medical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Radiation treatments are trending toward delivering higher doses per fraction
under stereotactic radiosurgery and hypofractionated treatment regimens. There is a need …
under stereotactic radiosurgery and hypofractionated treatment regimens. There is a need …
Real-time intra-fraction motion management in breast cancer radiotherapy: analysis of 2028 treatment sessions
D Reitz, G Carl, S Schönecker, M Pazos… - Radiation …, 2018 - Springer
Background Intra-fraction motion represents a crucial issue in the era of precise
radiotherapy in several settings, including breast irradiation. To date, only few data exist on …
radiotherapy in several settings, including breast irradiation. To date, only few data exist on …
Sensitivity study of an automated system for daily patient QA using EPID exit dose images
AH Zhuang, AJ Olch - Journal of applied clinical medical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The dosimetric consequences of errors in patient setup or beam delivery and anatomical
changes are not readily known. A new product, Per FRACTION (Sun Nuclear Corporation) …
changes are not readily known. A new product, Per FRACTION (Sun Nuclear Corporation) …
Optimized Varian aSi portal dosimetry: development of datasets for collective use
AV Esch, DP Huyskens, L Hirschi… - Journal of applied …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Although much literature has been devoted to portal dosimetry with the Varian amorphous
silicon (aSi) portal imager, the majority of the described methods are not routinely adopted …
silicon (aSi) portal imager, the majority of the described methods are not routinely adopted …
Anatomy‐based, patient‐specific VMAT QA using EPID or MLC log files
DL Defoor, LA Vazquez‐Quino… - Journal of applied …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In this project, we investigated the use of an electronic portal imaging device (EPID),
together with the treatment planning system (TPS) and MLC log files, to determine the …
together with the treatment planning system (TPS) and MLC log files, to determine the …
An EPID-based method for comprehensive verification of gantry, EPID and the MLC carriage positional accuracy in Varian linacs during arc treatments
P Rowshanfarzad, CK McGarry, MP Barnes, M Sabet… - Radiation …, 2014 - Springer
Background In modern radiotherapy, it is crucial to monitor the performance of all linac
components including gantry, collimation system and electronic portal imaging device …
components including gantry, collimation system and electronic portal imaging device …
Gantry‐angle resolved VMAT pretreatment verification using EPID image prediction
Purpose: Pretreatment verification of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) dose
delivery with electronic portal imaging device (EPID) uses images integrated over the entire …
delivery with electronic portal imaging device (EPID) uses images integrated over the entire …