Open AccessCOMP report: CPQR technical quality control guidelines for accelerator‐integrated cone‐beam systems for verification imaging
Author(s) -
Bissonnette JeanPierre
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/acm2.12302
Subject(s) - general partnership , quality (philosophy) , process (computing) , computer science , systems engineering , control (management) , quality assurance , medical physics , engineering management , medicine , engineering , business , operations management , physics , operating system , external quality assessment , finance , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence
The Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists, in close partnership with the Canadian Partnership for Quality Radiotherapy 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. This article presents the quality control guideline accelerator‐integrated cone‐beam systems for verification imaging that has resulted from this process.