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GENERAL INFORMATION
PERFORMANCE CHECK
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note of any operational discrepancies.
SAFETY PROCEDURES
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Products. Ensure compliance with CSS’s safety practices and procedures while performing this
modification. Refer to the Product Users’ Manual for safety instructions.
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Customer Technical Bulletin
INSTRUCTIONS
CAUTION MU 1 calibration is the sole responsibility of the Customer. Varian employees are
not authorized to perform MU1 absolute dosimetry calibration.
The Clinac monitor units (MU) must be calibrated so that 1 MU = 1cGy at depth of
maximum ionization (Dmax) at 100 cm TSD (or 160 cm TSD for HDTSe). Any other
calibration technique or protocol that produces beams with greater intensity may
place the Clinac at risk of premature failure. Clinac specifications are determined
based on the performance margins required for safe and reliable operation.
1.1. Calculate the absolute dose cal error using the following equation:
Dose Cal Error = Actual electrometer charge / Desired electrometer charge
(e.g. 1.085 / 1.075 = 1.0093)
1.2. With the beam off, select CALIB > Calibrate dosimetry > Extended integration
(type C C E) to continuously run the integration cal cycle. [See following NOTE]
Note The Extended Integration selection is only available with Console SW V7+. Clinacs
below SW V7 do not have the Extended integration selection, so it will be necessary to
re-select the Integration cal cycle (by typing C C I) approximately every 5 seconds to
keep the cycle running while adjusting the ION pots. After hitting key combination C C I
once, the cycle can be repeated by simply hitting the Enter key 3 times with one hand
while adjusting the pot with the other hand.
1.3. During the integration cal cycle, record dose rate value on the D/R (Dose Rate) display.
1.5. During the integration cal cycle, adjust the MU1 pot until the D/R displays the calculated
correction value in the previous step.
1.6. Stop the extended cal cycle by typing C C E again (or C C I for pre-V7 Clinacs).
1.7. Run 100 or 200 MU integration and verify dose cal accuracy.
Note The MU2, ION1 and ION2 adjustments in the following steps will not affect the absolute
dose calibration for MU1.
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Note To prevent DS12 interlocks during Clinical operation, MU1 and MU2 counts must match.
2.1. In Service Mode, select INTLK/TRIG/LT > Triggers Off/on > Dose Servo and turn OFF the
Dose Servo. This will make the following adjustments easier.
2.2. Select DISPLAY > Hex window and enter the hex offset shown in the following table. This
value will display the MU1 & MU2 MSB and LSB hex data, which represents the MU1 and
MU2 dose rate in hex format. [Figure 1]
2.4. Beam-on and adjust the MU2 pot to accurately match the MU2 LSB and MSB hex values to
the MU1 LSB and MSB values. [Figure 1]
2.5. Beam-off and setup the same energy for 100 MU and beam-on again. When the beam
terminates, verify MU1 and MU2 match within 1%.
Figure 1: MU1 & MU2 Dose Rate Hex Data Locations (CD, RepRate 3 shown)
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Note To prevent CAL interlocks during Clinical operation, ION1 and ION2 potentiometers
must be adjusted for the proper simulated dose count during the CAL cycle. This
simulated dose count is a verification and validation process for the integrity of the
dosimetry circuitry.
Note The Extended Integration selection in the following step is only available with Console
SW V7+. Clinacs below SW V7 do not have the Extended integration selection, so it will
be necessary to re-select the Integration cal cycle (by typing C C I) approximately every
5 seconds to keep the cycle running while adjusting the ION pots. After hitting key
combination C C I once, the cycle can be repeated by simply hitting the Enter key 3
times with one hand while adjusting the pot with the other hand.
3.1. Starting at the first energy again with the beam off, select CALIB > Calibrate dosimetry >
Extended integration (type C C E) to continuously run the integration cal cycle.
3.2. During the integration cal cycle, adjust the ION 1 pot until the D/R (Dose Rate) display
indicates 2000 (or 1050 for non-CD Clinacs). CD Clinacs have dose steps of 100 MU/Min
and non-CD Clinacs have dose rate steps of 80 MU/Min.
3.3. Adjust ION 2 to accurately match the MU2 LSB and MSB hex values to the MU1 LSB and
MSB values. [Figure 1]
3.4. Stop the extended cal cycle by typing C C E again (or C C I for pre-V7 Clinacs).
3.5. Run the integration cal cycle by typing C C I and verify both MU1 & MU2 displays indicate
200 ± 2 (105 ± 2 for non-CD) at the end of the cal cycle.
3.6. Repeat this procedure for all energies (including HDTSe &SRS).
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