Workshop: Monitor unit calculation and verification for therapy machines

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

Friday, 6 and Saturday 7 October, 1995

Workshop:

Monitor UnitCalculation and Verification for Therapy Machines

Friday, 6 October

09.00 Introduction Hans Svensson

09.15 History of dose calculation Jack Cunningham

09.45 Discussion

10.00 Coffee

10.20 Definition of beam quality, and primary and Bengt Bjarnqardscattered dose

10.50 Discussion

11.00 Description of the treatment had for accelerators Anders Ahnesj6and 60CO. Origin of scattered photons andcontaminating electrons and their influence onmonitor response

11.30 Discussion

11.45 General introduction to the recommendations Hans Svensson

12.15 Lunch

14.15 Proposed formalism for open beams Andree Dutreix

15.00 Discussion

15.15 Coffee

15.30 Test of proposed formalism for open beams Magnus Karlsson

16.00 Discussion

16.15 Implementation of TPS (short presentation from Bengt Bjarnqardmanufacturers guided by BB)

17.30 General discussion on TPS Bengt Bjarnqard

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Saturday, 7 October

09.00 What is the compatibility between the proposed Alan McKenzieformalism and existing systems?

09.30 Discussion

09.40 Formalism for blocked and wedged fields Andre Bridier

10.25 Coffee

10.45 Discussion

11.00 Formalism and modification of distance Jim Shaw

11.30 Discussion

11.40 Test of applications of formalism for blocked Mikael Karlsson!and wedged fields Andre Bridier

12.15 Lunch

14.15 Problems wirth asymmetrical fields, multi leaf Anders Ahnesj6collimators and dynamic wedges

14.45 Discussion

15.00 Quality control Ben Mijnheer

15.40 Coffee

16.00 General Discussion Andree DutreixlJim Shaw

17.00 End

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