TURKISH JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2013 , Vol 28 , Num 4
An institutional experience: quality assurance of a treatment planning system on electron beam
Kadir YARAY,2 Yıldıray ÖZGÜVEN,1 Fadime ALKAYA,3 Birsen YÜCEL,1 Serdar SOYUER2
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Sivas
2Department of Radiation Oncology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri
3Department of Radiation Oncology, Medicana Hospital, Istanbul
OBJECTIVES
This study aims to application of the IAEA TRS-430 QA procedures of EclipseTM v7.5 TPS for electron energies. In addition, the trends of the deviations found in the conducted tests have been determined.

METHODS
The calculations of TPS and measurements irradiations of the treatment device have been compared. As a result, the local dose deviation values and their confidence limit values have been obtained.

RESULTS
All confidence limit values were detected that it was increased depending on expanding depth. But each confidence limit values were found to show different change depending on expanding field size. Results of CT based inhomogeneity corrections and complex surface shapes tests were found outside tolerances, especially δ3.

CONCLUSION
The QA of our clinic's TPS has been done and it has been found that there aren't drawbacks in its use in treatment. Only the errors found in our study for the parameters used in treatment planning has to be considered. Keywords : Confidence limit; electron beam; treatment planning system; quality assurance