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Commissioning and independent validation of Ethos™/Halcyon™ machines: Best practice

19 May 2021 Sponsored by IBA Dosimetry

Available to watch now, IBA Dosimetry explores the best practice guidance for the independent commissioning validation and annual QA for Ethos™ and Halcyon™ machines

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This presentation has been submitted for approval by CAMPEP for 1 MPCEC hour. This course has been accredited by EBAMP as CPD event for Medical Physicists at EQF Level 7 and awarded 9 CPD credit points.

In this webinar, experience and best practice guidance for the independent commissioning validation and annual QA for Ethos™ and Halcyon™ machines is presented. Focus is on efficiency and accuracy in this process.

During this presentation you will learn about how to independently commission and validate the Varian® Ethos™ and Halcyon™ radiation therapy treatment machines based on real hands-on experience from the field.

The presenter, Mark DeWeese, is an experienced medical physicist who has been running a medical physics service company for more than 25 years. He has commissioned several of these machines over the years and gained a valuable insight to enable a precise, error-free and efficient workflow.

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Mark DeWeese is a Medical Physicist, and President and Founder of Alyzen Medical Physics. As well as presenting for IBA Dosimetry, Mark works as a service provider for both Varian and Elekta. He has extensive experience with data collection and medical accelerator commissioning, and has commissioned five halcyon units to date.

 

 

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