​​​​ The Radiation Medicine Program's Quality Committee functions to monitor, analyze, report and make recommendations on all aspects of radiation treatment quality and safety within RMP.

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This program was established to guarantee that each patient's treatment strikes a critical balance between personalization and consistency of practice.

Our staff are part of national and international organizations charged with establishing and advancing practice standards. Our quality conformance standards aim to exceed national and international guidelines.

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Meeting expectations and delivering high-quality work is critically important in a radiation medicine program.

Technology

To deliver precise, accurate, targeted radiation, we use state-of-the-art equipment and techniques:

Our treatment delivery units are:

  • 15 Linear Accelerators with CBCT image guidance (capability for VMAT and IMRT delivery, flattening-filter free, 6 degree of freedom couches, electrons and photons)
  • 1 Elekta Unity MR-Linac (linear accelerator integrated with an MR image to enable on-line adaptive based radiotherapy using MR-guidance)
  • 2 Gamma Knife Perfexion units
  • 1 Orthovoltage/Superficial X-ray unit
  • 2 Brachytherapy high dose rate (HDR) remote afterloaders
  • 1 Magnetic resonance-guided radiation therapy (MRgRT) facility equipped with TrueBeam Linear Accelerator, IMRIS 1.5T MR, Elekta HDR

Systems currently employed within the Radiation Medicine Program

Computerized treatment planning platforms:

  • 4 CT Simulators (1 with PET)
  • 1 MR simulator
  • RayStation Treatment Planning System​
  • Monaco Treatment Planning System
  • Brachytherapy planning systems: Oncentra, VariSeed, Pinnacle
  • GammaPlan Planning System

Clinical systems:

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Last reviewed: 10/6/2022
Last modified: 11/7/2023 6:29 AM
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