DocumentCode :
1740661
Title :
Acceptance testing and commissioning of a Ximatron radiotherapy simulator
Author :
Ravindran, B. Paul ; Brinda, S. ; Singh, I. Rabi Raja ; Raj, D. Victor
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Radiat. Oncology, CMC Hosp., Vellore, India
Volume :
2
fYear :
2000
fDate :
2000
Firstpage :
1250
Abstract :
Though it is well understood that the success of radiotherapy involves correct treatment simulation and accurate patient positioning, the quality assurance of the radiotherapy simulator receives little attention. A radiotherapy simulator combines the technology from therapeutic and diagnostic radiology and needs to be tested for both. As pre-commissioning quality assurance program, the Varian Ximatron simulator was checked for (i) mechanical and optical parameters; (ii) parameters of X-ray beam; (iii) performance of image intensifier; and (iv) parameters relating to safety and radiation protection. In this paper the authors present the methods adopted and the results of the quality assurance of the Ximatron radiotherapy simulator
Keywords :
commissioning; dosimetry; image intensifiers; image resolution; medical image processing; radiation protection; radiation therapy; safety; Varian Ximatron simulator; X-ray beam parameters; Ximatron radiotherapy simulator; acceptance testing; accurate patient positioning; commissioning; diagnostic radiology; focal spot size; grey image resolution; image intensifier performance; mechanical parameters; optical parameters; quality assurance; radiation protection; safety; step wedge; therapeutic radiology; treatment simulation; Biomedical optical imaging; Blades; Image intensifiers; Image resolution; Medical treatment; Optical films; Optical sensors; Quality assurance; Testing; Wire;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2000. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
ISSN :
1094-687X
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6465-1
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2000.897959
Filename :
897959
Link To Document :
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