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  • Radiotherapy Technology
  • Radiation Oncology

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  • Accurate beam steering in linear accelerators (linacs) is critical for precise radiotherapy delivery.
  • Traditional beam steering methods using scanning water tank phantoms are user-dependent and time-consuming.
  • Improving beam steering accuracy is essential for optimal patient treatment outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a novel, phantom-free methodology for linear accelerator beam steering using EPID imaging.
  • To establish accurate methods for both beam angle and translational position steering.
  • To reduce user variability and standardize beam steering in radiotherapy.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Electronic Portal Imaging Device (EPID) imaging for beam steering, eliminating the need for phantoms.
  • Developed EPID-based methods for calibrating beam angle and translational position.
  • Validated EPID-based steering results against measurements from an IC Profiler.

Main Results:

  • EPID-based beam angle steering showed excellent agreement with IC Profiler for both flattened and flattening-filter-free (FFF) beams.
  • Symmetry agreement between EPID and IC Profiler was within 0.06 ± 0.14% (SD) for flattened and 0.32 ± 0.11% (SD) for FFF beams.
  • Beam translational position steering agreed with the IC Profiler to within 0.03 ± 0.05 mm (SD) at isocenter.

Conclusions:

  • The EPID-based beam steering methods are accurate, efficient, and simple to implement.
  • These methods have the potential to significantly reduce user variability in beam steering.
  • Standardization of beam steering through EPID integration can improve radiotherapy treatment consistency.