Speaker
Amy Wexler
(University of Missouri - Columbia)
Description
In this work we propose standardization and automation of treatment planning system (TPS) commissioning for the purpose of error reduction, improved efficiency, and cost savings. This “new era of automation” is relevant and necessary given the global call-to-action for improving access to and investment in radiotherapy facilities for underserved populations in developing regions worldwide. As new treatment centers with limited resources are brought online, the global medical physics community will benefit from our proposed automated commissioning process that utilizes an application program interface and preloaded CPU with standard premodeled beam data, digital phantoms, and automated commissioning test suite to streamline verification testing and benchmark for ongoing QA. Current conventional procedures for treatment planning system commissioning are compared to the proposed automated commissioning process and assessed for potential risks and failures.
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Primary author
Amy Wexler
(University of Missouri - Columbia)
Co-authors
Bin Cai
(Washington University)
Bruce Gu
(Washington University)
Camille Noel
(Varian Medical Systems)
Lindey Olsen
(University of Colorado)
S. Murty Goddu
(Washington University)
Sasa Mutic
(Washington University)
Sridhar Yaddanapudi
(University of Iowa)
Taylor Harry
(University of California - San Diego)
