Users Manual Part 1

Clinical User’s Guide IBA | vii|
Volume 1 - Treatment Session
achieve. The medical physicist assists the radiation oncologist in the decision making
process to identify the best treatment technique and performs all the necessary
tasks to assure that the equipment delivers the treatment plan as expected.
The Proteus 235 must be operated according to the information contained in the
Clinical User’s Guide and the Safety and Emergency Recommendations. Dose
prescription shall be done in agreement with international and national guidelines
taking into account acceptable dose to be delivered in healthy tissues (e.g. guidelines
are published by medical organizations such as NCCN
(https://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/f_guidelines.asp).
(For references, see List of Published Literature.)
Software Updates
Any updates of PTS or Off The Shelf (OTS) software may only be performed by
authorized IBA personnel.