Report of AAPM Task Group 219 on independent calculation-based dose/MU verification for IMRT

Timothy C. Zhu; Sotiris Stathakis; Jennifer R. Clark; Wenzheng Feng; Dietmar Georg; Shannon M. Holmes; Stephen F. Kry; Chang Ming Charlie Ma; Moyed Miften; Dimitris Mihailidis; Jean M. Moran; Niko Papanikolaou; Bjorn Poppe; Ying Xiao

doi:10.1002/mp.15069

Report of AAPM Task Group 219 on independent calculation-based dose/MU verification for IMRT

Timothy C. Zhu
, Sotiris Stathakis
, Jennifer R. Clark
, Wenzheng Feng
, Dietmar Georg
, Shannon M. Holmes
, Stephen F. Kry
, Chang Ming Charlie Ma
, Moyed Miften
, Dimitris Mihailidis
, Jean M. Moran
, Niko Papanikolaou
, Bjorn Poppe
, Ying Xiao

Department of Radiation Oncology

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Independent verification of the dose per monitor unit (MU) to deliver the prescribed dose to a patient has been a mainstay of radiation oncology quality assurance (QA). We discuss the role of secondary dose/MU calculation programs as part of a comprehensive QA program. This report provides guidelines on calculation-based dose/MU verification for intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) or volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) provided by various modalities. We provide a review of various algorithms for “independent/second check” of monitor unit calculations for IMRT/VMAT. The report makes recommendations on the clinical implementation of secondary dose/MU calculation programs; on commissioning and acceptance of various commercially available secondary dose/MU calculation programs; on benchmark QA and periodic QA; and on clinically reasonable action levels for agreement of secondary dose/MU calculation programs.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	e808-e829
Journal	Medical physics
Volume	48
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/mp.15069
State	Published - Oct 2021

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