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  • Medical Physics
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Quality Assurance

Background:

  • Quality assurance (QA) is critical for ensuring the safety and efficacy of radiation therapy delivery.
  • Traditional QA methods can be time-consuming and may not capture machine performance variations over time.
  • Automated analysis of machine log files and imaging data offers a potential solution for streamlined QA.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an automated, streamlined quality assurance (QA) program for multi-center use.
  • To evaluate linear accelerator (Linac) performance over time using log files and electronic portal images.
  • To establish reference values for Linac performance variations for inter-institutional comparison.

Main Methods:

  • Developed analytical software tools to process Linac log files and electronic portal imaging device (EPID) measurements.
  • Created a QA test suite focusing on mechanical components (jaws, MLC, collimator) during various delivery modes.
  • A consortium of eight institutions conducted monthly/weekly QA tests on eight TrueBeam Linacs using a standard phantom.

Main Results:

  • Automated analysis of log files and EPID data identified deviations exceeding established thresholds, triggering beam hold-off.
  • Maximum log file deviations for component positions (e.g., MLC leaves) ranged from <1% to 26% of tolerance thresholds.
  • Gantry sag was 0.336 ± 0.072 mm, and MLC position standard deviation was 0.33 mm for IMRT fields; all parameters were within tolerance.

Conclusions:

  • The TrueBeam Linac model demonstrated consistent performance based on automated QA analysis.
  • The developed QA program and shared results facilitate the identification of QA process and Linac performance changes.
  • The study provides reference values and standard deviations for a standardized test suite, enabling multi-center Linac performance evaluation.