title: A quality assurance procedure for the Varian multi-leaf collimator.
abstract: A quick, simple set of tests has been devised to assess and record the quality assurance aspects of the Varian multi-leaf collimator (MLC) when used for clinical treatments on a regular basis. Pre-treatment, daily and weekly checks are performed by the radiographers while more detailed quality assurance is carried out at monthly and quarterly intervals by physicists.
authors.affiliation: Joint Department of Physics, Royal Marsden NHS Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Mubata
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Childs
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bidmead
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D004282:Documentation; D004867:Equipment Design; D005373:Film Dosimetry; D006801:Humans; D010315:Particle Accelerators / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011786:Quality Control; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection; D011996:Records; D015203:Reproducibility of Results