IPEM topical report: results of a 2022 UK survey on the use of linac manufacturer integrated quality control (MIQC).

In recent years Radiotherapy linear accelerator (linac) vendors have developed their own integrated quality control (QC) systems. Such manufacturer-integrated-quality-control (MIQC) has the potential to improve both the quality and efficiency of linac QC but is currently being developed and utilised in the absence of specific best-practice guidance. An Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine working party was commissioned with a view to develop guidance for the commissioning and implementation of MIQC.

IPEM topical report: results of a 2020 UK survey on the use of online treatment monitoring solutions for IMRT/VMAT.

Numerous commercial technologies for online treatment monitoring (OTM) in radiotherapy (RT) are currently available including electronic portal imaging device (EPID)dosimetry (IVD), transmission detectors and log files analysis. Despite this, in the UK there exists limited guidance on how to implement and commission a system for clinical use or information about the resources required to set up and maintain a service. A Radiotherapy Special Interest Group working party, established by Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine was formed with a view to reassess the current practice for OTM in the UK and an aim to develop consensus guidelines for the implementation of a system.