Physics Dept seminar, January 31, 2017
Topics covered:Photon beam commissioning in Pinnacle
Summary:
In this departmental physics conference I had the opportunity to view a presentation on machine commissioning procedure in the Pinnacle treatment planning system (TPS) from one of our physics residents. In the seminar, it was explained that TPS commissioning begins by building the machine and inserting all machine specific parameters into the system. Algorithm models in Pinnace such as collapsed cone convolution superposition were covered in depth. Data collection methods and required data was highlighted in a PowerPoint presentation. The seminar ended with a review of TG-106 commissioning procedures from the perspective of a physicist. Overall, the seminar was quite advanced and some aspects were perhaps beyond my scope of practice. I still did learn much from the talk and feel as though I have a better understanding of what goes in to the commissioning of a TPS. After this seminar, I have a new appreciation for the complexity of the work done by medical physicists and the enormous amount of work it takes to make the TPS I work with on a daily basis a cohesive system.
Topics covered:Photon beam commissioning in Pinnacle
Summary:
In this departmental physics conference I had the opportunity to view a presentation on machine commissioning procedure in the Pinnacle treatment planning system (TPS) from one of our physics residents. In the seminar, it was explained that TPS commissioning begins by building the machine and inserting all machine specific parameters into the system. Algorithm models in Pinnace such as collapsed cone convolution superposition were covered in depth. Data collection methods and required data was highlighted in a PowerPoint presentation. The seminar ended with a review of TG-106 commissioning procedures from the perspective of a physicist. Overall, the seminar was quite advanced and some aspects were perhaps beyond my scope of practice. I still did learn much from the talk and feel as though I have a better understanding of what goes in to the commissioning of a TPS. After this seminar, I have a new appreciation for the complexity of the work done by medical physicists and the enormous amount of work it takes to make the TPS I work with on a daily basis a cohesive system.