title: Quality assurance for kilo- and megavoltage in-room imaging and localization for off- and online setup error correction.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. jbalter@umich.edu
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Balter
authors.forename: Larry E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Antonuk
mesh_terms: 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*