QA of CBCT
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Alignment of kV and MV lines
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verify isocenter 3D agreement
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verify registration and alignment process
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Image quality
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monitor image quality parameters
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watch for degradation
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Patient dose
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measure base value (surrogates: air dose, HVL)
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monitor changes
Penta Guide
Catphan
Recommended reading:
Commissioning experience with cone beam
computed tomography for image-guided
radiation therapy
Lehmann et al. Journal of applied clinical
physics 2007
Clinical use of electronic portal imaging:
Report of AAPM Radiation
Therapy Committee Task Group 58
AAPM Medical Physics Practice Guideline
2.a: Commissioning and quality assurance
of X-ray–based image-guided radiotherapy
systems