Table 1.
Parameter | Check type | Comments/additional checks | |
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Linac |
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Modality | C | Ensure proper modality (i.e., Photon vs electron) | |
Energy |
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Tolerance table |
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Field approval | C | Verify approval by dosimetrist | |
Dose Rate |
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Gantry angle | U | ||
Collimator angle |
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Exception: Breast tangents | |
Lateral Jaws | U | ||
Sup‐Inf Jaws | C | ||
Couch positions | C | ||
Couch angle | C | Used to alert user of non‐coplanar beams | |
Wedge | U | ||
Bolus | U | ||
Summed Dose per field | U | Difference between the prescription dose and the summed dose per field |