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  • Radiation Oncology
  • Computer Vision Applications

Background:

  • Radiation therapy quality assurance (QA) is vital for accurate patient treatments.
  • Current manual QA tasks are time-consuming and limited by human accuracy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To automate monthly mechanical QA tests using a computer vision-based quality assurance (CVQA) system.
  • To enhance measurement accuracy and precision while reducing inter-user variability.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a CVQA system using ArUco markers and OpenCV for automated tests (couch translation, angles, walkout, ODI, field size).
  • Created a GUI for user guidance, pass/fail determination, and troubleshooting.
  • Validated system reproducibility and compared CVQA measurements against manual methods and human variability.

Main Results:

  • CVQA system setup in 5 min, test execution in 7 min.
  • High reproducibility for all tested parameters (within 0.5 mm/0.5° for most, 1 mm for ODI).
  • CVQA measurements closely agreed with manual methods, outperforming human consistency in physicist comparisons.

Conclusions:

  • CVQA effectively automates mechanical QA, offering an efficient, precise, and reproducible solution.
  • The open-source CVQA system is freely available, promoting adoption in academic institutions.
  • Implementation of CVQA can significantly improve workflow efficiency and treatment consistency in clinical settings.