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1 1. August Simulation & Treatment 1.1. Sim Setup 1.2. Sim Techniques DCT 1.4. Breath Hold / Gating 1.5. Treatment Setup 1.6. Treatment Delivery 1.7. Filming Port film kv CBCT 1.8. Warmup 1.9. Chart Checks Weekly Plan Check PHYSICS CHECK Final Physics Check 2. September Treatment Planning 2.1. Import 2.2. Laser Set 2.3. Contouring 2.4. Fusion 2.5. Beam Setup Energy Field Size Angles Bolus 2.6. Prescriptions Dose Points Normalization Volume vs Point DVH D Conformal 2.8. IMRT Step-and-Shoot Sliding Window VMAT Optimization 2.9. SBRT IGRT PGY-1
2 2.11. R&V MU Calcs FSCF TMR PDD Blocking Inverse Square IMRT QA Electron Cutouts Wedges Physical Dynamic 3. October Linac QA 3.1. TG-40, Mechanicals 3.3. Safety / Interlocks 3.4. Outputs TG EPID QA 4. November OBI QA 4.1. kv Iso Check Iso Shift Blade Position Leeds 4.2. CBCT Iso Check Iso Shift CatPhan 5. December CT QA 5.1. CatPhan Slice Thickness Low Contrast High Resolution CT Numbers 5.2. Wilke 5.3. Lasers 5.4. Annual kv ma Linearity Dose 6. January Linac Annuals
3 6.1. Mechanicals Star Shots 6.2. Beam Flatness/Symmetry Output vs Gantry Dose Rate Linearity MU Linearity FSCF / Cone Factors Energy Checks / PDD Transmission Factors Chamber Factors 7. February Brachy 7.1. LDR Isotopes Planning Pre-Plan Intra-Op Post Plan Radiation Safety Handling Shielding Receipt Logging Surveys Return Patient Instruction 8. March HDR Planning Cylinder Tandem & Rings Breast Interstitial Daily QA Source Change Activity Timer Linearity Safety Emergency Stop PrimeAlert Battery Backup Power Fail Survey 9. April SRS
4 Sites Immobilization Planning MLC Dynamic Static Cones Treatment CBCT TaPo QA Wendell-Lutz Lasers 10. May GWV Ethics 11. June GWV No Session
5 PGY July Detectors Ionization Chambers Cylindrical Parallel Plate TLD Diodes Scanning Film MOSFET GM Tubes Theory & Operation Saturation Scintillation Detectors Theory & Operation Spectrum Escape Peaks (Single Double) Compton Edge 13. August Dosimetry Kerma Beta Stopping Power Mass Attenuation Coefficient Bragg-Gray TG TG September Shielding Primary Workload IMRT vs Conventional vs Arc/Radiosurgery Use Factors Occupancy Secondary Maze/Door Neutrons Surveys CT Shielding Brachy Shielding 15. October Radiation Safety NRC/DEP Regulations
6 15.3. Handling Meters Calibration Monitoring Badges Personal Dosimeters Reporting Monthly/Quarterly/Annual Declared Pregnant Workers (DPW) Inspections Shipping/Receiving Wipe Tests Surveys Log books Labeling Leak Tests 16. November External Beam Planning Systems Alogrithms Modified Batho Pencil Beam Convolution/Superposition Monte Carlo Heterogeneity Corrections Acceptance Commissioning Scanning Detectors Fields Sizes MLC Position Small fields MLC Modeling QA 17. December Brachytherapy Calculations TG Anisotropy Geometry Dose Rate Constant Gamma Constant Inverse Square Planning Systems Patterson-Parker
7 Quimby Paris Real-time Bard Method Nomogram Calibration Air Kerma Apparent Activity Activity TPS QA nd Check Quarterly QA 18. January Special Procedures Total Body Photons Setup Measurements Shielding TBE Setup Measurements Pediatrics Cranio-Spinal CyberKnife GammaKnife Protons Xoft Electronic Brachytherapy Eye Applicators (Sr-90) Injectables SIRSphere Sr-90/Yt-90 (Bone Mets) I February Acceptance & Commissioning Acceptance Tests Responsibilities Commissioning Calibration Surveys Scanning Modeling End-to-end Testing Policies & Procedures
8 19.4. Special Procedures SRS IMRT IGRT 20. March GWV 21. April GWV 22. May Board Review 23. June Board Review
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