Real-time computer verification for radiation therapy treatment machines.
A computer based verification system which monitors the operation of a 4-MV linear accelerator is described. Fourteen parameters can be checked for proper alignment prior to irradiation. A training simulator was also built to minimize interference with treatment schedules and to provide technicians with experience in using the system during the developmental stages of the project.
D003201:Computers; D006801:Humans; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000295:instrumentation*