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Performance testing – drawnbacks of this approach
Advantages:
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The results only depend on beam modeling and the calculation
algorithms as implemented in the TPS.
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Ideal for TPS comparison as avoids uncertainties due to different
set of measurements performed at different sites at different
times.
Disadvantages:
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Different planning systems need different data
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Some of them require tunning of parameters
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Need of modeling a “new beam” with no clinical application
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Difficult to have a good data set for beam configuration that can
be used in all planning systems.