Feasibility study of utilizing Sphinx Compact for quality assurance in uniform scanning proton therapy.

Purpose: To investigate the feasibility of utilizing the Sphinx Compact detector for quality assurance in a uniform scanning proton therapy system.

Method: The Sphinx Compact detector was used to measure various dosimetric parameters of uniform scanning proton beam at the Oklahoma Proton Center: distal range, distal-fall-off, collinearity, field symmetry, flatness, and field size for four different beams. A specially designed brass aperture was used to perform the required measurements.

Feasibility Study of Using XRV-124 Scintillation Detector for Collinearity Measurement in Uniform Scanning Proton Therapy.

Purpose: The purpose of this work is to study the feasibility of using an XRV-124 scintillation detector in measuring the collinearity of the x-ray system and uniform scanning proton beam.

Methods: A brass aperture for Snout 10 was manufactured. The center of the aperture had an opening of 1 cm in diameter (4 cm for the film measurements).

Determination of machine-specific tolerances using statistical process control analysis of long-term uniform scanning proton machine QA results.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was twofold: (a) report the long-term monthly quality assurance (QA) dosimetry results of the uniform scanning beam delivery system, and (b) derive the machine-specific tolerances based on the statistic process control (SPC) methodology and compare them against the AAPM TG224 recommended tolerances.

Methods: The Oklahoma Proton Center has four treatment rooms (TR1, TR2, TR3, and TR4) with a cyclotron and a universal nozzle. Monthly QA dosimetry results of four treatment rooms over a period of 6 yr (Feb 2014-Jan 2020) were retrieved from the QA database.