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Quality assurance for image-guided radiation therapy utilizing CT-based technologies: a report of the AAPM TG-179.

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Bissonnette, J-P; Balter, PA; Dong, L; Langen, KM; Lovelock, DM; Miften, M; Moseley, DJ; Pouliot, J; Sonke, J-J; Yoo, S
Published in: Med Phys
April 2012

PURPOSE: Commercial CT-based image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) systems allow widespread management of geometric variations in patient setup and internal organ motion. This document provides consensus recommendations for quality assurance protocols that ensure patient safety and patient treatment fidelity for such systems. METHODS: The AAPM TG-179 reviews clinical implementation and quality assurance aspects for commercially available CT-based IGRT, each with their unique capabilities and underlying physics. The systems described are kilovolt and megavolt cone-beam CT, fan-beam MVCT, and CT-on-rails. A summary of the literature describing current clinical usage is also provided. RESULTS: This report proposes a generic quality assurance program for CT-based IGRT systems in an effort to provide a vendor-independent program for clinical users. Published data from long-term, repeated quality control tests form the basis of the proposed test frequencies and tolerances. CONCLUSION: A program for quality control of CT-based image-guidance systems has been produced, with focus on geometry, image quality, image dose, system operation, and safety. Agreement and clarification with respect to reports from the AAPM TG-101, TG-104, TG-142, and TG-148 has been addressed.

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Med Phys

DOI

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0094-2405

Publication Date

April 2012

Volume

39

Issue

4

Start / End Page

1946 / 1963

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Radiotherapy, Image-Guided
  • Quality Assurance, Health Care
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • 5105 Medical and biological physics
  • 4003 Biomedical engineering
  • 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis
  • 0903 Biomedical Engineering
 

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Bissonnette, J.-P., Balter, P. A., Dong, L., Langen, K. M., Lovelock, D. M., Miften, M., … Yoo, S. (2012). Quality assurance for image-guided radiation therapy utilizing CT-based technologies: a report of the AAPM TG-179. Med Phys, 39(4), 1946–1963. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.3690466
Bissonnette, Jean-Pierre, Peter A. Balter, Lei Dong, Katja M. Langen, D Michael Lovelock, Moyed Miften, Douglas J. Moseley, Jean Pouliot, Jan-Jakob Sonke, and Sua Yoo. “Quality assurance for image-guided radiation therapy utilizing CT-based technologies: a report of the AAPM TG-179.Med Phys 39, no. 4 (April 2012): 1946–63. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.3690466.
Bissonnette J-P, Balter PA, Dong L, Langen KM, Lovelock DM, Miften M, et al. Quality assurance for image-guided radiation therapy utilizing CT-based technologies: a report of the AAPM TG-179. Med Phys. 2012 Apr;39(4):1946–63.
Bissonnette, Jean-Pierre, et al. “Quality assurance for image-guided radiation therapy utilizing CT-based technologies: a report of the AAPM TG-179.Med Phys, vol. 39, no. 4, Apr. 2012, pp. 1946–63. Pubmed, doi:10.1118/1.3690466.
Bissonnette J-P, Balter PA, Dong L, Langen KM, Lovelock DM, Miften M, Moseley DJ, Pouliot J, Sonke J-J, Yoo S. Quality assurance for image-guided radiation therapy utilizing CT-based technologies: a report of the AAPM TG-179. Med Phys. 2012 Apr;39(4):1946–1963.

Published In

Med Phys

DOI

ISSN

0094-2405

Publication Date

April 2012

Volume

39

Issue

4

Start / End Page

1946 / 1963

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Radiotherapy, Image-Guided
  • Quality Assurance, Health Care
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • 5105 Medical and biological physics
  • 4003 Biomedical engineering
  • 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis
  • 0903 Biomedical Engineering