<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of this study is to present the results of commissioning of Elekta Synergy linear accelerator (linac). The acceptance test and commissioning were performed for three photon beams energies 4 MV, 6 MV and 15 MV and for the multileaf collimator (MLC). The percent depth doses (PDDs), in-plane and cross-plane beam profiles, head scatter factors (Sc), relative photon output factors (Scp), universal wedge transmission factor and MLC transmission factors were measured. The size of gantry, collimator, and couch isocenter were also measured.</p></abstract>

The aim of this study is to present the results of commissioning of Elekta Synergy linear accelerator (linac). The acceptance test and commissioning were performed for three photon beams energies 4 MV, 6 MV and 15 MV and for the multileaf collimator (MLC). The percent depth doses (PDDs), in-plane and cross-plane beam profiles, head scatter factors (Sc), relative photon output factors (Scp), universal wedge transmission factor and MLC transmission factors were measured. The size of gantry, collimator, and couch isocenter were also measured.

Photon beam commissioning of an Elekta Synergy linear accelerator

Dept. of Applied Physics, Electronics & Communication Engineering

Dept. of Information and Communication Engineering

Medical Physics Division, Dept. of Radiation Oncology

Academic Teaching Hospital University of Cologne

Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering

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The aim of this study is to present the results of commissioning of Elekta Synergy linear accelerator (linac). The acceptance test and commissioning were...

Photon beam commissioning of an Elekta Synergy linear accelerator

Published Online: Dec 21, 2017

Page range: 115 - 119

Received: Jan 16, 2017

Accepted: Sep 19, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjmpe-2017-0019

Keywords
commissioning, accuracy, output, LINAC, transmission factor, in-plane and cross-plane

© 2017 Md Abdullah Al Mashud et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Photon beam commissioning of an Elekta Synergy linear accelerator

Published Online: Dec 21, 2017

Page range: 115 - 119

Received: Jan 16, 2017

Accepted: Sep 19, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjmpe-2017-0019

Keywordscommissioning, accuracy, output, LINAC, transmission factor, in-plane and cross-plane

© 2017 Md Abdullah Al Mashud et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
commissioning, accuracy, output, LINAC, transmission factor, in-plane and cross-plane