Evaluation of Delta 4 system in patient specific QA for VMAT technique: Retrospective lung VMAT cases

Abstract The objective of this study was to evaluate the Delta 4 system for lung VMAT technique. The standard fields and VMAT plans were generated into the homogeneous and heterogeneous phantoms and were evaluated using 2%/2 mm criterion to validate the Delta 4 system. For retrospective study, five lung VMAT plans were evaluated using 2%/2 mm criterion. The point dose was measured to ensure the accuracy of beam delivery. Moreover, the 1.0 mm MLC position error was introduced into the VMAT plan of homogeneous phantom and was evaluated using 2%/2 mm and 1%/1 mm criteria to evaluate the small error detection. The range of percentage gamma passing rate for standard fields and VMAT in both phantoms was 94.6% to 99.8%. For five retrospective lung VMAT plans, the range of percentage gamma passing rate was 96.6% to 99.5%. The point dose differences were within ± 3%. For 1.0 mm MLC position error, the percentage gamma passing rate for 2%/2 mm and 1%/1 mm were 99.1% and 83.6%, respectively. In conclusion, the Delta 4 system can be used in patient specific QA for lung VMAT cases using 2%/2 mm criterion. The error magnitude 1.0 mm can be detected by 1%/1 mm criterion.