Open AccessCOMP report: CPQR technical quality control guideline for medical linear accelerators and multileaf collimators
Author(s) -
Kirkby Charles,
Ghasroddashti Esmaeel,
Angers Crystal Plume,
Zeng Grace,
Barnett Erin
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of applied clinical medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.83
H-Index - 48
ISSN - 1526-9914
DOI - 10.1002/acm2.12236
Subject(s) - medical physics , guideline , medical physicist , general partnership , computer science , quality (philosophy) , linear particle accelerator , engineering management , control (management) , multileaf collimator , quality assurance , systems engineering , operations management , radiation treatment planning , medicine , radiation therapy , business , engineering , physics , radiology , artificial intelligence , beam (structure) , civil engineering , external quality assessment , finance , pathology , quantum mechanics
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 outline the performance objectives that equipment should meet in order to ensure an acceptable level of radiation treatment quality. The TQC guidelines have been rigorously reviewed and field tested in a variety of Canadian radiation treatment facilities. The development process enables rapid review and update to keep the guidelines current with changes in technology (the most updated version of this guideline can be found on the CPQR website). This particular TQC details recommended quality control testing for medical linear accelerators and multileaf collimators.