The performance of a new type accelerator uRT‐linac 506c evaluated by a quality assurance automation system

Author:

Sun WenZhao12,Shi ZhongHua3,Yang Xin1,Huang SiJuan1,Liao Can3,Zhang Wei3,Li YongBao1,Huang XiaoYan1

Affiliation:

1. State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine Sun Yat‐sen University Cancer Center Guangzhou China

2. Guangdong Esophageal Cancer Institute Guangzhou China

3. Radiotherapy and Imaging R&D department Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd. Shanghai China

Abstract

AbstractPurposeThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of our quality assurance (QA) automation system and to evaluate the machine performance of a new type linear accelerator uRT‐linac 506c within 6 months using this system.MethodsThis QA automation system consists of a hollow cylindrical phantom with 18 steel balls in the phantom surface and an analysis software to process electronic portal imaging device (EPID) measurement image data and report the results. The performance of the QA automation system was evaluated by the tests of repeatability, archivable precision, detectability of introduced errors, and the impact of set‐up errors on QA results. The performance of this linac was evaluated by 31 items using this QA system over 6 months.ResultsThis QA system was able to automatically deliver QA plan, EPID image acquisition, and automatic analysis. All images acquiring and analysis took approximately 4.6 min per energy. The preset error of 0.1 mm in multi‐leaf collimator (MLC) leaf were detected as 0.12 ± 0.01 mm for Bank A and 0.10 ± 0.01 mm in Bank B. The 2 mm setup error was detected as −1.95 ± 0.01 mm, −2.02 ± 0.01 mm, 2.01 ± 0.01 mm for X, Y, Z directions, respectively. And data from the tests of repeatability and detectability of introduced errors showed the standard deviation were all within 0.1 mm and 0.1°. and data of the machine performance were all within the tolerance specified by AAPM TG‐142.ConclusionsThe QA automation system has high precision and good performance, and it can improve the QA efficiency. The performance of the new accelerator has also performed very well during the testing period.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging,Instrumentation,Radiation

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