TABLE 1.
Summary of detector systems used for commissioning the virtual cone at Tri‐Cities Cancer Center (TCCC)
Commissioning process | Measurement type | Detector system |
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Beam model adjustment | HD120 MLC dosimetric leaf gap measurements | Farmer chamber |
Output and profile verification | Virtual cone output | W2, EBT3 film |
Virtual cone profile | EBT3 film | |
Absolute dose calibration | ADCL‐calibrated Farmer chamber | |
Daily output constancy | DailyQA3 | |
Output factor constancy | Virtual cone output factors | Exradin A11 parallel‐plate chamber |
Neutron measurements | Virtual cone neutron dose | Ludlum 30–7 neutron meter |
Photon background | Inovision 451P survey meter | |
Patient‐specific QA | Virtual cone output and profile | EBT‐XD film |