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  • Radiation Oncology
  • Quality Assurance

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  • Accurate alignment of the radiation beam and mechanical axes in linear accelerators is crucial for precise dose delivery in intensity-modulated radiation therapy.
  • Traditional quality control (QC) methods for assessing radiation and mechanical isocenter coincidence are time-consuming and lack precision.
  • Existing QC guidelines recommend a tolerance of ±1 mm for isocenter coincidence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an automated test suite for streamlining the QC of radiation and mechanical axes alignment in linear accelerators.
  • To improve the accuracy and efficiency of assessing the coincidence of radiation and mechanical isocenters.
  • To provide a more reliable method for ensuring the quality of conformal dose distributions.

Main Methods:

  • An automated test suite was developed using an analytical model of linear accelerator motions.
  • Megavoltage images of task-specific phantoms were analyzed automatically at various accelerator settings.
  • The test suite's accuracy and sensitivity were validated by introducing controlled misalignments.

Main Results:

  • The automated QC method can detect sub-millimeter misalignments between the radiation axis and mechanical axes (collimator, gantry, couch).
  • Sub-millimeter displacements (e.g., 0.2 mm) from beam steering and mechanical adjustments were accurately detected.
  • The test suite can distinguish between beam radiation axis and mechanical collimator rotation axis misalignment.
  • The test identified both translational and tilt misalignments for the couch rotation axis.
  • The test suite can be completed in 30-35 minutes with automated image analysis.
  • Misalignment errors were reduced to less than a 0.7-mm radius for all axes post-testing.

Conclusions:

  • The automated test suite provides sub-millimeter assessment of radiation and mechanical isocenter coincidence with improved efficiency and reduced complexity.
  • The test results enable optimization of linear accelerator alignment through beam steering and mechanical adjustments.
  • This automated QC method enhances the reliability of radiation therapy delivery.