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Task Group 142 report: quality assurance of medical accelerators.

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Klein, EE; Hanley, J; Bayouth, J; Yin, F-F; Simon, W; Dresser, S; Serago, C; Aguirre, F; Ma, L; Arjomandy, B; Liu, C; Sandin, C; Holmes, T ...
Published in: Med Phys
September 2009

The task group (TG) for quality assurance of medical accelerators was constituted by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine's Science Council under the direction of the Radiation Therapy Committee and the Quality Assurance and Outcome Improvement Subcommittee. The task group (TG-142) had two main charges. First to update, as needed, recommendations of Table II of the AAPM TG-40 report on quality assurance and second, to add recommendations for asymmetric jaws, multileaf collimation (MLC), and dynamic/virtual wedges. The TG accomplished the update to TG-40, specifying new test and tolerances, and has added recommendations for not only the new ancillary delivery technologies but also for imaging devices that are part of the linear accelerator. The imaging devices include x-ray imaging, photon portal imaging, and cone-beam CT. The TG report was designed to account for the types of treatments delivered with the particular machine. For example, machines that are used for radiosurgery treatments or intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) require different tests and/or tolerances. There are specific recommendations for MLC quality assurance for machines performing IMRT. The report also gives recommendations as to action levels for the physicists to implement particular actions, whether they are inspection, scheduled action, or immediate and corrective action. The report is geared to be flexible for the physicist to customize the QA program depending on clinical utility. There are specific tables according to daily, monthly, and annual reviews, along with unique tables for wedge systems, MLC, and imaging checks. The report also gives specific recommendations regarding setup of a QA program by the physicist in regards to building a QA team, establishing procedures, training of personnel, documentation, and end-to-end system checks. The tabulated items of this report have been considerably expanded as compared with the original TG-40 report and the recommended tolerances accommodate differences in the intended use of the machine functionality (non-IMRT, IMRT, and stereotactic delivery).

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Med Phys

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0094-2405

Publication Date

September 2009

Volume

36

Issue

9

Start / End Page

4197 / 4212

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Radiotherapy
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Radiometry
  • Quality Control
  • Particle Accelerators
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Humans
  • Equipment Safety
  • 5105 Medical and biological physics
  • 4003 Biomedical engineering
 

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Klein, E. E., Hanley, J., Bayouth, J., Yin, F.-F., Simon, W., Dresser, S., … Task Group 142, American Association of Physicists in Medicine, . (2009). Task Group 142 report: quality assurance of medical accelerators. Med Phys, 36(9), 4197–4212. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.3190392
Klein, Eric E., Joseph Hanley, John Bayouth, Fang-Fang Yin, William Simon, Sean Dresser, Christopher Serago, et al. “Task Group 142 report: quality assurance of medical accelerators.Med Phys 36, no. 9 (September 2009): 4197–4212. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.3190392.
Klein EE, Hanley J, Bayouth J, Yin F-F, Simon W, Dresser S, et al. Task Group 142 report: quality assurance of medical accelerators. Med Phys. 2009 Sep;36(9):4197–212.
Klein, Eric E., et al. “Task Group 142 report: quality assurance of medical accelerators.Med Phys, vol. 36, no. 9, Sept. 2009, pp. 4197–212. Pubmed, doi:10.1118/1.3190392.
Klein EE, Hanley J, Bayouth J, Yin F-F, Simon W, Dresser S, Serago C, Aguirre F, Ma L, Arjomandy B, Liu C, Sandin C, Holmes T, Task Group 142, American Association of Physicists in Medicine. Task Group 142 report: quality assurance of medical accelerators. Med Phys. 2009 Sep;36(9):4197–4212.

Published In

Med Phys

DOI

ISSN

0094-2405

Publication Date

September 2009

Volume

36

Issue

9

Start / End Page

4197 / 4212

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Radiotherapy
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Radiometry
  • Quality Control
  • Particle Accelerators
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Humans
  • Equipment Safety
  • 5105 Medical and biological physics
  • 4003 Biomedical engineering