Aim: Evaluation of application of EPID for rapid QC testing of linear accelerator.
Background: Quality control of a linear accelerator device is a time and energy intensive process. In this study, attempts have been made to perform the linear accelerator quality control using electronic portal imaging device (EPID), which is mounted on most accelerators.
Materials And Methods: First, quality control and dosimetry parameters of the device were determined and measured based on standard protocols to ensure full calibration of the accelerator. Then, various features of EPID including spatial resolution and contrast resolution, the effect of buildup region, dose response and image uniformity were evaluated. In the next step, consistent with the parameters of linear accelerator quality control including field size, field flatness and symmetry, the light field coincidence with X-ray field, mechanical stability and multileaf collimator position accuracy test, the output images of device were obtained.After feeding images to the MATLAB software, their pixel content was analyzed. All measurements of the three photon beams were repeated three times.
Results: The EPID image had a desirable resolution, contrast and uniformity and displayed high sensitivity to dose changes with linear dose response. Seven qualitative parameters of the linear accelerator were then controlled by EPID.
Conclusions: The results of the linear accelerator quality control using the EPID were consistent with practice. Quality control using the EPID was more convenient and faster than conventional methods.
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