QC3 Test Phantom                                          Stand for lateral images

We supply the phantom and stand in a fitted oak storage case. To view click here

      For a brief description of the QC-3V phantom click   here  (375KB)
      For PIPS Technical Note 4 (detailed instructions for using the QC-3V phantom), click   here  (567KB)

A description of the QC-3 phantom is included in the tutorial on electronic portal imaging by Prof. Jean Pouliot.  Check it out here.

Quality control for on-line portal imaging systems.
R. Rajapakshe, S. Shalev, T.R. Radcliffe. SPIE 1897, 121-127 (1993)

Totally automatic quality control for electronic portal imaging devices.
S. Shalev, R. Rajapakshe. Brit. J. Radiology 66, Sup. 136 (1993)

A quality control test for on-line portal imaging.
R. Rajapakshe, S. Shalev. Medical Physics 20, 921 (1993)

Performance evaluation of electronic portal imaging devices.
K.B. Luchka, R. Rajapakshe, G. Gluhchev, D. Chen, S. Shalev. Medical Physics 22; 991 (1995)

A quality control test for electronic portal imaging devices.   
R. Rajapakshe, K. B. Luchka, S. Shalev. Medical Physics 23, 1237-1244 (1996)

Comparing the spatial resolution of commercially available electronic portal imaging devices.
S. Shalev, K. Luchka, R. Rajapakshe. Medical Physics 23, 811 (1996).

Image quality in electronic portal imaging devices: A quantitative comparison.
S. Shalev, K.B. Luchka, R. Rajapakshe. Medical Physics 23, 1131-1132 (1996).

Objective quality control for electronic portal imaging devices.
S. Shalev, K. Luchka, R. Rajapakshe. Radiotherapy & Oncology 40 (Suppl. 1), S89 (1996)

Quantitative image analysis for the routine quality control of electronic portal imaging devices.
S. Shalev, R. Rajapakshe, K. Luchka. In "Quantitative Imaging in Oncology" (Eds: K. Faulkner, B. Carey, A. Crellin,R.M. Harrison). Proc. LH Gray Conf. on Quantitative Imaging in Oncology, Newcastle April 1995. BIR , London 1996, pp. 103-105.

Objective specification of image quality for the Portalvision electronic portal imaging device.
S. Shalev, K. Luchka, R. Rajapakshe. Proc. Workshop on Electronic Portal Imaging, Amsterdam, June 1996. p 57

Comparing the spatial resolution of commercially available electronic portal imaging devices.
S. Shalev, K. Luchka, R. Rajapakshe. Proc. COMP Annual Meeting, Vancouver, June 1997. pp. 290-291.

State of the Art in Electronic Portal Imaging.  
S. Shalev. Proceedings XII International Conference on the Use of Computers in Radiation Therapy, Salt Lake City, May 1997 (Eds: D. D. Leavitt, G. Starkschall), Medical Physics Publishing, Madison WI 1997, pp 27-30.

Techniques for commissioning electronic portal imaging devices.   
S. Shalev, K. Luchka, R. Rajapakshe. Proceedings XII International Conference on the Use of Computers in Radiation Therapy, Salt Lake City, May 1997 (Eds: D. D. Leavitt, G. Starkschall), Medical Physics Publishing, Madison WI 1997, pp 272-275.

A comparison of clinical experience and quality assurance with a gantry-mounted (Philips SRI-100) and a mobile EPI (Eliav PORTpro).
B. Bannach, T. Doll, D. Lansing, G. Schmitt. Proceedings XII International Conference on the Use of Computers in Radiation Therapy, Salt Lake City, May 1997 (Eds: D. D. Leavitt, G. Starkschall), Medical Physics Publishing, Madison WI 1997, pp 39-40.

Image quality assurance for a Varian PortalVision EPID.
H.J. Kim, R.S. Sloboda. Proceedings XII International Conference on the Use of Computers in Radiation Therapy, Salt Lake City, May 1997 (Eds: D. D. Leavitt, G. Starkschall), Medical Physics Publishing, Madison WI 1997, pp 95-96.

Image quality parameters for the production standard Eliav PORTpro portal imaging device.
A. J. Poynter. Brit. J. Radiology 72, 802-804 (1999)

Current Status of Electronic Portal Imaging. 
J. Wong. Powerpoint handout at AAPM Meeting Nashville 1999.
http://www.aapm.org/meetings/99AM/handouts.html

Qualitätssicherung an Elektronischen Portal Imaging Systemen. 
W.W. Baus, B. Kober
http://www.fmi.uni-passau.de/gmunden/3065.htm

Clinical integration of an iView electronic portal imaging device.
K. Luchka. Proc. 6th. Int. Workshop on EPI, Brussels, June 2000. Paper 29.

A quantitative assessment of a flat panel portal imaging device.
K. Luchka. Proc. 6th. Int. Workshop on EPI, Brussels, June 2000. Paper 31.

Dependence of image quality on user-given parameters for the Philips SRI-100 EPID.
D. Taylor, S. Hussein. Proc. 6th. Int. Workshop on EPI, Brussels, June 2000. Paper 39.

Letter to the Editor.
K. Luchka. Interactions - Canadian Medical Physics Newsletter. 46(3) July 2000. p. 118.

Image acquisition properties of an amorphous silicon electronic portal imaging device.
P. Greer. Medical Physics 28, 1974 (2001).

Initial experience with the Lumisys ACR-2000 Computed Radiography system for digital simulation imaging, portal imaging, and verification of IMRT treatments.
E. Henderson, H. Alasti. Medical Physics 28, 1216 (2001)

The application of computed radiography imaging system for portal imaging; a comparison of two commercial portal imaging systems.
J. Vanhanen, M. Pitkänen, S. Peltola, S. Hyödynmaa. Radiotherapy and Oncology 61 Suppl. 1, S81 (2001).

Quality Asurance of EPI Systems.   
K. Luchka, R. Rajapakshe, S. Shalev. Proc. 7th. Int. Workshop on Electronic Portal Imaging, Vancouver, June 2002: 8-11.

Image quality performance of amorphous silicon electronic portal imaging devices.   
J. Figueredo, P. Greer. Proc. 7th. Int. Workshop on Electronic Portal Imaging, Vancouver, June 2002: 106-107.

Initial comparison of three am-Si EPIDs using the QC-3V phantom.   
R. Clements, K. Luchka, J. Pouliot, J. Sage, S. Shalev. Proc. 7th. Int. Workshop on Electronic Portal Imaging, Vancouver, June 2002: 108-109.

Incorporating EPI into a comprehensive radiation therapy QA program.   
J. Wolters, R. Rajapakshe, G. Hovde, J. Moffat. Proc. 7th. Int. Workshop on Electronic Portal Imaging, Vancouver, June 2002: 168-169.

Evaluation of iView and iViewGT using the QC-3V phantom: A multicentre study.   
N. Bulmer, G. Budgell, R. Clements, A. Glendinning, M. Kirby, J. Sage, S. Weston. PIPSpro User's Meeting, Manchester April 2003: 7-8.

A quality control procedure for light field accuracy
S. Shalev, K. B. Luchka, G. Gluhchev, R. Rajapakshe. In "Quantitative Imaging in Oncology" (Eds: K. Faulkner, B. Carey, A. Crellin, R.M. Harrison). Proc. LH Gray Conf. on Quantitative Imaging in Oncology, Newcastle April 1995. BIR , London 1996. pp. 111-113.

Assessing radiation and light field congruence with a video based electronic portal imaging device.   
K.B. Luchka, D. Chen, S. Shalev, G. Gluhchev, R. Rajapakshe. Medical Physics 23, 1245-1252 (1996)

Image distortion in the BeamviewPLUS electronic portal imaging device.
K. Luchka, S. Shalev. Medical Physics 23, 1491 (1996).

Characterization and Correction of Geometric Distortions in Clinical Radiotherapy Images.   
S. Shalev, K.B. Luchka, R. Rajapakshe. Proceedings XII International Conference on the Use of Computers in Radiation Therapy, Salt Lake City, May 1997 (Eds: D. D. Leavitt, G. Starkschall), Medical Physics Publishing, Madison WI 1997, pp 2932-294.