Abstract：
:Modern linear accelerators contain multiple isocentres, defined by the mechanical motions of gantry, collimator and table. Isocentre localization for these motions has been performed using film and manual evaluations which have difficulty in relating the individual motions. To address these limitations, we have developed an EPID based technique to measure the isocentre position for each of the treatment unit motions. This technique uses the projected position of a radio-opaque marker at the isocentre in a series of MV images to determine the motion of the isocentre. This analytical procedure has been implemented in the clinic using a MatLab code to automatically analyze images and determine both the isocentre position and motion about the mean for each of gantry, collimator and table. Results of isocentre measurements for 18 machines from 2 different vendors at 2 separate clinics are reported. These measurements show that while the position of the mean isocentres are contained within a 2mm sphere, combinations of gantry, table and collimator rotations can be found that result in treatment isocentres more than 2mm apart. Results for a treatment unit, which underwent a recent equipment upgrade, are also presented that show a small change in the location of the gantry relative to the table isocentre. The implementation of this of isocentre localization technique has provided important clinical information which can be efficiently completed in less than an hour. This information is an important consideration in monitoring the changes and in assessing the treatment precision that can be obtained.
journal_name
Med Physjournal_title
Medical physicsauthors
Heaton R,Smale J,Norrlinger B,Wang Y,van Prooijen M,Islam Mdoi
10.1118/1.2965950subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-07-01 00:00:00pages
3407issue
7Part2eissn
0094-2405issn
2473-4209journal_volume
35pub_type
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