In vivo dosimetry in external beam photon radiotherapy: Requirements and future directions for research, development, and clinical practice
I. Olaciregui-Ruiz, Sam Beddar, Peter B. Greer, N. Jornet, Boyd McCurdy, Gabriel Paiva-Fonseca, Ben J. Mijnheer, Frank Verhaegen
Abstract
EPID dosimetry vendors, in collaboration with users across multiple institutions, are requested to improve the understanding and reduce the uncertainties of the system and to help in the determination of optimal action limits for error detection. Finally, the report recommends that automation of all aspects of IVD is needed to help facilitate clinical adoption, including automation of image acquisition, analysis, result interpretation, and reporting/documentation. With the guidance of this report, it is hoped that widespread clinical use of IVD will be significantly accelerated.
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Quality assuranceMedical physicsDosimetryDocumentationRadiation therapyRadiation treatment planningMedicineComputer scienceAutomationExternal beam radiotherapySystems engineeringBrachytherapyNuclear medicineEngineeringRadiologyProgramming languageMechanical engineeringExternal quality assessmentPathologyAdvanced Radiotherapy TechniquesRadiation Therapy and DosimetryRadiation Dose and Imaging