UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento
The Department of Radiation Oncology is part of the NCI-designated UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center (UCDCCC). The department offers comprehensive radiation therapy services, and current technology includes a wide range of state-of-the-art therapy machines; Elekta Synergy S linacs with Agility MLC, Elekta Gamma Knife Perfexion, Accuray TomoHDA System, Philips Big Bore CT Simulator, and an Image Guided Brachytherapy Suite equipped with a Samsung Neurologica BodyTom mobile CT. This combination allows the department to support broad capabilities in patient treatment.
Patients at UCDCCC are treated by multidisciplinary teams of surgical, medical, radiation oncologists, pain medicine specialists, among others. Supportive care specialists include genetic counselors, nutritionists and social workers. The radiation oncologists provide subspecialty expertise in every different tumor type, and use state-of-the-art technology to provide compassionate care to patients.
As internationally recognized experts, they continually strive to advance the field of radiation oncology through close collaboration with other oncologists, radiologists and pathologists to translate the latest medical discoveries into new treatment approaches. UCDCCC has increasingly provided tangible benefits to California Central Valley communities with state-of-the-art cancer care, while leveraging resources to advance basic, translational, transdisciplinary, and clinical cancer investigations. UCDCCC is an NCI Cooperative Group Lead Academic Participating Site (LAPS) with participation in SWOG, NRG, Alliance and the Children’s Oncology Group trials. UCDCCC also is active in the NCI Phase I (UM1) and Phase II (NO1) clinical trials through the California Cancer Consortium.
Address4501 X Street, Ground Floor, Suite 0140CitySacramento, CA 95817, USAMain ContactDr. Stanley BenedictEmailinfo@i-rt.de for detailsPhoneinfo@i-rt.de for detailsWebpageucdmc.ucdavis.eduLinac4 (Elekta), Accuray Tomotherapy, Elekta GammaknifeTPSPhilips PinnacleInstall. Date2014-10-08IQM tested onElekta Synergy (Agility 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. This comprehensive evaluation of the new large field ion chamber transmission detector, Integral Quality Monitor (IQM) addresses online external photon beam verification and quality assurance. Download the complete JACMP publication. David Hoffman, PhD at UC Davis evaluated the stability and accuracy of each feature of the IQM. This thorough review includes many comparative and illustrative graphics, and validated the IQM against its stated performance requirements and the site’s clinical standards. Download the full presentation given at the AAPM 2015 Meeting in Anaheim, CA.
Influence of the Integral Quality Monitor transmission detector on high energy photon beams: A multi-centre study
Characterization and evaluation of an integrated quality monitoring system for online quality assurance of external beam radiation therapy
Online quality assurance of external beam radiation therapy with an integrated quality monitoring system
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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