Quality assurance for kilo- and megavoltage in-room imaging and localization for off- and online setup error correction.
In-room radiography is not a new concept for image-guided radiation therapy. Rapid advances in technology, however, have made this positioning method convenient, and thus radiograph-based positioning has propagated widely. The paradigms for quality assurance of radiograph-based positioning include imager performance, systems integration, infrastructure, procedure documentation and testing, and support for positioning strategy implementation.
Balter
James M
JM
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. jbalter@umich.edu
Antonuk
Larry E
LE
D002138:Calibration; D004867:Equipment Design; D019300:Medical Errors; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging / Q000592:standards; D011786:Quality Control; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D018787:Radiation Oncology / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D011859:Radiography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D011881:Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*