Radiotherapy quality assurance using statistical process control
Binny, Diana (2019) Radiotherapy quality assurance using statistical process control. PhD by Publication, Queensland University of Technology.
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Diana Binny Thesis
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The work presented in this thesis was a step forward in applying statistics to the important problem of monitoring machine performance and quantifying optimal treatment quality assurance in radiotherapy. This research investigated the use of an analytical decision making tool known as Statistical Process Control (SPC) that employs statistical means to measure, monitor and identify random and systematic errors in a process based on observed behaviour. In this research, several treatment machine and planning system parameters were investigated and a method of calculating SPC based tolerances to achieve optimal treatment goals was highlighted in this study.
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| ID Code: | 130738 |
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| Item Type: | QUT Thesis (PhD by Publication) |
| Supervisor: | Trapp, Jamie, Momot, Konstantin, Kairn, Tanya, & Crowe, Scott |
| Keywords: | statistical process control, Radiation oncology, medical physics, radiotherapy quality assurance, tomotherapy, treatment planning, algorithms, machine performance checks, quality control |
| DOI: | 10.5204/thesis.eprints.130738 |
| Divisions: | Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Science & Engineering Faculty Past > Schools > School of Chemistry, Physics & Mechanical Engineering |
| Institution: | Queensland University of Technology |
| Deposited On: | 22 Jul 2019 15:39 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Jan 2025 00:54 |
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