On the acceptance, commissioning, and quality assurance of electron FLASH units
This study provides detailed recommendations for the acceptance testing, commissioning, and routine QA of low-energy electron UHDR linear accelerators. The proposed framework is not limited to any specific unit, making it applicable to all existing eFLASH units in the market. Through practical insights and theoretical discourse, this document establishes a benchmark for the commissioning of UHDR devices for clinical use.
Authors
- Sam Beddar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5825-110X)
- Raphaël Moeckli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5885-934X)
- Julie Colnot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0140-5325)
- Peter Balter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4806-8920)
- Patrik Gonçalves Jorge
- Jean‐François Germond
- Allison Palmiero
- Ramesh Tailor
- Charlotte Robert
- Reiner Geyer
- Kevin Liu
- Nitish Chopra
- Brett Velasquez
- Denae Neill
- Albert C. Koong
- Steven H. Lin
- Luke Connell
- Emil Schüler
Institutions
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- Inserm (FR)
- Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
- The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (US)
- Institut Gustave Roussy (FR)
- Institute of Radiation Physics (CH)
- University of Houston (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Physics
- Published
- 2024-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mp.17483
- Citations
- 22
- Primary Topic
- Nuclear Physics and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.37
Funders
- Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- National Institutes of Health
- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- National Cancer Institute