Users Manual Part 1

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Clinical User’s Guide
Volume 1 - Treatment Session
What to Expect?
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Chapter 1 A general overview of the Proton Therapy System from a clinical point of
view, and an introduction of some essential notions on coordinate systems
and types of parameters.
Chapter 2 Some strict rules to obey when starting up applications in the adaPT
Treatment Suite, and outlines guidelines on how to verify that the PTS is
operated in a Clinical environment.
Part I - Explaining Essential Safety Aspects
Chapter 3 List of some basic emergency procedures that must be performed in case of
an irradiation hazard.
Chapter 4 List of miscellaneous safety hazards.
Part II - Using Treatment Room Equipment
Chapter 5 An introduction to the Treatment Room equipment.
Chapter 6 Some elementary notions on patient positioning.
Chapter 7 General information on the movement of the patient positioning devices.
Chapter 8 Information on how to control equipment movement using the wireless
hand-pendant and the remote positioning controls.
Chapter 9 Detailed information on how to use the wireless hand-pendant to perform
movements with the patient positioning devices.
Chapter 10 Information on wireless hand-pendant troubleshooting.
Chapter 11 Detailed information on how to use the remote positioning controls to
perform movements with the patient positioning devices.
Chapter 12 An overview of the alignment tools and devices, with instructions on how to
manipulate the Patient Alignment Devices.
Chapter 13 An explanation on how to attach/remove a docking device to/from the PPS.
Chapter 14 Information about how to install and remove accessories onto/from the
accessory drawer or PBS dedicated snout.
Chapter 15 Information on how to reset a Dose Counter Electronic Unit.
Chapter 16 A brief explanation about the manual operation of the PPS.
Chapter 17 Reference to information about how to perform energy checks using a water
phantom.
Chapter 18 A list with troubleshooting information for the treatment room equipment.