Quality Assurance (QA) for medical linear accelerators (linac) is the primary concern in
external beam radiation therapy. In this research, we have developed a MATLAB-based software
named Quality Assurance for Linacs (QALMA), which is unique, due to cost-effectiveness, user
friendly interface, and customizability. It includes five modules to perform different QA tests: Star
Shot analysis, Picket Fence test, Winston-Lutz test, MLC log file analysis, and verification of light
& radiation field coincidence. We also pay attention to quality assurance of 6DOF treatment couch
that plays a very important role in radiation therapy. We developed an Arduino based 3D printed
6DOF robotic phantom to check the accuracy of the treatment couch. This robotic phantom was
experimentally validated under clinical standards, and customizable upon requirements of the
quality assurance Task. The current features of this robotic phantom open development opportunities
beyond the specific couch application, such as organs motion simulation. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2018. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fau.edu/oai:fau.digital.flvc.org:fau_40950 |
| Contributors | Rahman, Md Mushfiqur (author), Leventouri, Theodora (Thesis advisor), Shang, Charles (Thesis advisor), Florida Atlantic University (Degree grantor), Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Physics |
| Publisher | Florida Atlantic University |
| Source Sets | Florida Atlantic University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation, Text |
| Format | 92 p., application/pdf |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder., http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
Page generated in 0.0025 seconds