COMP report: CPQR technical quality control guideline for medical linear accelerators and multileaf collimators
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DOI: 10.1002/acm2.12236
Abstract: Abstract The Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP), in close partnership with the Canadian Partnership for Quality Radiotherapy (CPQR) has developed a series of Technical Quality Control (TQC) guidelines for radiation treatment equipment. These guidelines… read more here.
Keywords: quality; technical quality; linear accelerators; quality control ... See more keywords
Additional radiation sources in a treatment and control room of medical linear accelerators
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DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2021.109513
Abstract: Abstract Typical medical linear accelerators generating high-energy photon beams used in radiotherapy are a source of neutrons and induced radioactivity undesirable mainly in radiological protection of medical staff but also for treatment of patients. The… read more here.
Keywords: control room; radiation; treatment; room ... See more keywords
QALMA: A computational toolkit for the analysis of quality protocols for medical linear accelerators in radiation therapy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.softx.2018.03.003
Abstract: Abstract Quality Assurance (QA) for medical linear accelerator (linac) is one of the primary concerns in external beam radiation Therapy. Continued advancements in clinical accelerators and computer control technology make the QA procedures more complex… read more here.
Keywords: quality; radiation therapy; analysis; toolkit ... See more keywords
Activity Evaluation Methodology for the Disposed Medical Linear Accelerators
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DOI: 10.3390/app13010528
Abstract: For the medical linear accelerators (linac) that utilize more than 10 MV of photon energy, components inside the linac head become radioactivate during the 10–15-year operating cycle. Prior to disposal, radioactive waste must be evaluated… read more here.
Keywords: medical linear; activity evaluation; linear accelerators; methodology ... See more keywords