Users Manual Part 1

Clinical User’s Guide
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Volume 1 - Treatment Session
Introduction
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Prescribed parameters are expressed both as Prescribed Clinical parameters and
Prescribed Equipment Settings. The clinical staff enters the clinical parameters. The
prescribed equipment settings are the result of translation algorithms on the
prescribed clinical parameters.
Received versus Delivered Parameters
When beam starts, the system begins logging parameters. Logged parameters fall
into two categories, received and delivered. The difference is the way that they are
stored:
Received parameters are recorded along the irradiation and include relevant
equipment feedbacks.
Delivered parameters are stored in the database at the end of irradiation and
include:
Dose counts
Patient Positioning Device (PPD) settings
Date, time at beginning and end of beam, and user logged on to the TCR.
Operating adaPTdeliver in Clinical Mode or in
Physics Mode
You can use adaPTdeliver in two modes:
Clinical mode: purpose of Clinical mode is to perform clinical operations aimed
at irradiating patients. Almost all the information in this manual is focused on
Clinical mode.
Physics mode: Purpose of Physics mode is to perform Quality Assurance (QA)
and calibration activities. No actual patient irradiations are involved at all.
Note: Make sure that you have obtained the right to use Physics mode. For detailed
information on the User Manager, refer to Appendix B, “Managing PTS Users”.
Because no actual patients are involved in this mode, Physics mode is available in
Standalone mode only, not in OIS mode. You can, however, make use of information
that resides in the OIS.
WARNING In Physics mode, patient treatment is absolutely forbidden at all times.