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KMID : 1001220100120010059
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Journal of the Korean Society of Digital Medical Imaging Technology
2010 Volume.12 No. 1 p.59 ~ p.64
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Manufacture of Versatile Phantom for the Daily Quality Assurance of Radiation Therapy Equipments
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Cha Dong-Soo
Lee Jae-Seung
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Abstract
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We examined the accuracy and efficiency of phantom by applying the designed phantom in order to check daily quality assurance easily by objective criteria and to confirm daily quality assurance of linear accelerator, simulator, and CT-simulator. The results of 10 weeks of linear accelerator output dose using American Association of Physicists in Medicine(AAPM) daily quality assurance guide were measured within ±1% of error. Mechanical check of laser alignment, optical distance indicator(ODI), CT scanner laser and alignment of gantry lasers with the center of imaging plane were measured within ±1mm. Daily average working time for daily quality assurance of radiation therapy equipments was 38 minutes. The designed phantom was easy to install and daily quality assurance was possible with only one installation. The aspects reproducibility and efficiency as well as accuracy of quality assurance were excellent.
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KEYWORD
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Linear accelerator, Simulator, CT-simulator, Daily quality assurance, Phantom
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