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Article Title: COMP report: CPQR technical quality control guideline for medical linear accelerators and multileaf collimators
Authors: Kirkby, Charles; Ghasroddashti, Esmaeel; Angers, Crystal Plume; Zeng, Grace; Barnett, Erin
Journal: JOURNAL OF APPLIED CLINICAL MEDICAL PHYSICS Volume 19 Issue 2
Date of Publication:2018
Abstract:
The Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP), in close partnership with the Canadian Partnership for Quality Radiotherapy (CPQR) has developed a series of Technical Quality Control (TQC) guidelines for radiation treatment equipment. These guidelines outline the performance objectives that equipment should meet in order to ensure an acceptable level of radiation treatment quality. The TQC guidelines have been rigorously reviewed and field tested in a variety of Canadian radiation treatment facilities. The development process enables rapid review and update to keep the guidelines current with changes in technology (the most updated version of this guideline can be found on the CPQR website). This particular TQC details recommended quality control testing for medical linear accelerators and multileaf collimators.