AAPM Task Group 198 Report: An implementation guide for TG 142 quality assurance of medical accelerators

J Hanley, S Dresser, W Simon, R Flynn… - Medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The charges on this task group (TG) were as follows:(a) provide specific procedural
guidelines for performing the tests recommended in TG 142;(b) provide estimate of the …

A comparison of the gamma index analysis in various commercial IMRT/VMAT QA systems

M Hussein, P Rowshanfarzad, MA Ebert… - Radiotherapy and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate the variability of the global gamma index (γ) analysis in various
commercial IMRT/VMAT QA systems and to assess the impact of measurement with low …

Monitoring daily MLC positional errors using trajectory log files and EPID measurements for IMRT and VMAT deliveries

A Agnew, CE Agnew, MWD Grattan… - Physics in Medicine …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
This work investigated the differences between multileaf collimator (MLC) positioning
accuracy determined using either log files or electronic portal imaging devices (EPID) and …

Quantifying the performance of in vivo portal dosimetry in detecting four types of treatment parameter variations

C Bojechko, EC Ford - Medical physics, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To quantify the ability of electronic portal imaging device (EPID) dosimetry used
during treatment (in vivo) in detecting variations that can occur in the course of patient …

Daily QA of linear accelerators using only EPID and OBI

B Sun, SM Goddu, S Yaddanapudi, C Noel… - Medical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: As treatment delivery becomes more complex, there is a pressing need for robust
quality assurance (QA) tools to improve efficiency and comprehensiveness while …

Prediction of the individual multileaf collimator positional deviations during dynamic IMRT delivery priori with artificial neural network

AFI Osman, NM Maalej, K Jayesh - Medical Physics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purposes Multileaf collimator (MLC) positional accuracy during dynamic intensity
modulation radiotherapy (IMRT) delivery is crucial for safe and accurate patient treatment …

Automating linear accelerator quality assurance

T Eckhause, H Al‐Hallaq, T Ritter, J DeMarco… - Medical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: The purpose of this study was 2‐fold. One purpose was to develop an automated,
streamlined quality assurance (QA) program for use by multiple centers. The second …

Evaluation of the TrueBeam machine performance check (MPC) beam constancy checks for flattened and flattening filter‐free (FFF) photon beams

MP Barnes, PB Greer - Journal of applied clinical medical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Machine Performance Check (MPC) is an automated and integrated image‐based
tool for verification of beam and geometric performance of the TrueBeam linac. The aims of …

Correlation between gamma passing rate and complexity of IMRT plan due to MLC position errors

Y Wang, X Pang, L Feng, H Wang, Y Bai - Physica Medica, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose This study evaluates the correlation between the susceptibility of the γ passing rate
of IMRT plans to the multi-leaf collimator (MLC) position errors and a quantitative plan …

Sensitivity of volumetric modulated arc therapy patient specific QA results to multileaf collimator errors and correlation to dose volume histogram based metrics

L Coleman, C Skourou - Medical Physics, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: This study investigates the impact of systematic multileaf collimator (MLC)
positional errors on gamma analysis results used for quality assurance (QA) of Rapidarc …