Institute of Oncology, Ljubljana
The Institute if Oncology Ljubljana is a comprehensive national cancer center which delivers cancer prevention and treatment services, as well as rehabilitation and palliative care of cancer patients, and actively supports balanced national progress in oncology.
The Institute of Oncology performs health care services at the secondary and tertiary level, as well as research and educational work.
The Radiotherapy department is the largest clinical sector within the Institute of Oncology and presently the only one in the country offering radiation therapy. In the year 2013 over 6500 radiation treatments were performed (external radiotherapy and brachytherapy) including over 1000 procedures where special techniques were applied. The Department of Radiotherapy and the Department of Radiophysics also provide training for professional staff working in radiotherapy and both have teaching center status.
In 2013 the Department of Radiotherapy was officially recognized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as a Centre of Competence in Radiotherapy.
AddressZaloška cesta 2CitySI - 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaMain ContactDr. Bozidar CasarEmailinfo@i-rt.de for detailsPhoneinfo@i-rt.de for detailsWebpagewww.onko-i.siLinac8 (Elekta, Varian)TPSElekta Monaco, Elekta XiO, Varian EclipseInstall. Date2014-06-10IQM tested onElekta Synergy (MLCi2 Collimator)IQM related publications This article discusses the influence of the Integral Quality Monitor (IQM) transmission detector on photon beam properties. The authors evaluated data acquired at nine different Radiation Therapy centers and concluded that the magnitudes of changes observed justify treating IQM either as energy-specific tray factors in the treatment planning system or alternatively as a set of modified output factors for each linac energy. Download this article for some valuable guidance for implementing the IQM System into your clinical routine.
Influence of the Integral Quality Monitor transmission detector on high energy photon beams: A multi-centre study
An intriguing device...
John Wong, Ph.D. Head of Radiation Oncology Physics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
"This allows everyone to stay ahead of the game of QA."
Stanley Benedict, Ph.D. Professor & Vice Chair of Clinical Physics, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California at Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, USA
"IQM constitutes a paradigm shift in treatment verification..."
David Jaffray, Ph.D. Head of Radiation Physics Department, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada
"The best idea I have seen in years..."
Uwe Götz, Medical Physicist, St. Vincenz Krankenhaus, Limburg, Germany
"A physics tool for the independent verification of the final beam product."
Robert Heaton, Ph.D. Medical Physicist, University of Toronto, Canada
"Measuring with IQM is a piece of cake..."
Lan Lin Ph.D. Medical Physicist, Johns Hopkins Group, Washington, D.C., USA
"I see endless possibilities..."
Henk Huizenga, Ph.D. Head of Radiation Oncology Physics, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
"The IQM System is a highly sensitive dose monitoring device.”
Stefania Pallotta, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
"IQM is an especially good candidate for monitoring small fields due to its unique detector design"
David Hoffman, Ph.D., Medical Physicist, University of California San Diego, USA
"Why didn't anybody think of this before?"
A sentence that we hear during almost every presentation.
"Our study demonstrates clinically negligible changesin beam quality and surface dose for all investigated beams.”
Bozidar Casar, Ph.D., Medical Physicist, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Slovenia
"The results of our study demonstrate the clear and consistent correlation of the IQM signal with DVH metrics.”
Livia Marrazzo, Medical Physic Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
"IQM is a key component of our automated treatment quality control and allows us to fully comply with the requirements defined in the 2013/59/EURATOM directive."
Holger Wirtz, Lake Constance Radiation Oncology Center, Singen-Friedrichshafen, Germany
"The quick setup and fully automated handling of all clinical data significantly reduces the time we need for Plan QA. Our clinical evaluation has shown that the error detection capability of the IQM System is at least as good, and in many cases even better, than with conventional 3D phantoms."
Otto Sauer, Ph.D., Head of Medical Physics, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany