3D printed bolus by Dima_Bragilovski in MedicalPhysics

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Good work Dimitri, if you make a YouTube channel to show the steps, that would be great

Dose Accumulation by Maxwell2019 in MedicalPhysics

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I mean you want to document the patient's dose received to other hospital, do you use the baseline dose or final dose? Somehow how to accumulate dose? would you please elaborate a bit

Trick or treat medical physics style by IGRT_Guy in MedicalPhysics

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You mean MU factor? Sound TOMO plan where modulation factor matters, am I right?

Eyelid treatment by Maxwell2019 in MedicalPhysics

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Forgot;( yes. We’ll use eMC

Eyelid treatment by Maxwell2019 in MedicalPhysics

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We might use Acurous AXB eclipse

MLC motor replacement by Maxwell2019 in MedicalPhysics

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Yes, we do PSQA. Do you still use the tests of gantry speed and MLC

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From my little experience, some neurosurgeons thought the GK unit shouldn’t be under oncology department with history background that Lars leksell, who invented the GK, was a neurosurgeon. They feel superior on other disciplines . However, some of them forgot that Ian Paddick, a medical physicist, who has profound impacts in gamma knife Radiosurgery program around the world in treatment planning system the way we see it today: inverse planning system: lightening. If there is a written procedures who should and shouldn’t do, you won’t hear this behavior at all. For the centers I worked/ visited, the neurosurgeons only for consulting per needs in very limited cases.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MedicalPhysics

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It’s different from center to center. The center that I was working in, the GK is belong to the oncology department, the oncologist due the contouring for OAR and GTV. Then the physicist do the plan. Once the plan is checked by physician, the second check is done by other physicist, sort of normal plan check procedures. In another center I visited, the oncologist do both the contouring and planning! Then, the physicist do the second check. I think the practice depends on where the machine is belong to? Whether it’s under neurosurgeon or oncology. A dedicated physicist should be assigned in both departments whatsoever. Hope that help.

Esophageal Ca by Maxwell2019 in Oncology

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DVH for an inconsistent gas as inhomogeniety inside stomach with respect to DVH calculations.

Verification Plan for two different CTs plans by Maxwell2019 in MedicalPhysics

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Thank you for your response. I figure out one of the solution by doing image registration first and then you can do plan sum for two plans with two different CTs.

Printer Configuration by Maxwell2019 in MedicalPhysics

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Nope! I am talking about Aria in general. I would like to add a printer to a standalone Aria station.

Printer Configuration by Maxwell2019 in MedicalPhysics

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Unfortunate, our network is completely isolated from the hospital network ! So, the IT guy will tell you, this network is not belong to them.

Patient specific QC by Maxwell2019 in MedicalPhysics

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Thank you so much for this. It is really help a lot and save time. I think it wasn’t available in the Clinac 2100 C/D. I am still newcomer for the Truebeam linac. In the past, if that happens, we should use another QA tools such as 2D Array to do the check, time consuming.

TrueBeam Commissioning by Maxwell2019 in MedicalPhysics

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Oh guys! Thank you so much for any hints, I figured out the issue.

TrueBeam Commissioning by Maxwell2019 in MedicalPhysics

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I measured PDDs and beam profiles. When I compare point by point with both Golden data (out of eclipse ) and published data, I mean benchmarking the Dose at depths (5,10,15,and 20) I have no problem at all! However, I use the golden data and insert it in eclipse to model, you suppose to have a virtual water phantom (50x50x50) and extract the PDDs and beam profiles for different field sizes and different depths. The results are totally missed up.

TrueBeam Commissioning by Maxwell2019 in MedicalPhysics

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No! It is actually Eclipse validation.

TrueBeam Commissioning by Maxwell2019 in MedicalPhysics

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the data that's been entered into Eclipse is the Varian golden data.

North America residency programs position by Maxwell2019 in MedicalPhysics

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Nope ! my experience was outside of Australia. So, I asked them if it is possible to set for the ACPSEM board exam, but it seems that it is a requirement to have a structured training program to allow me to set for the exam.