| MP6204 conducts its lab using the Varian iX linear accelerator (CLINAC) in RSEL. The CLINAC is used to directly show students concepts from the radiation therapy physics lecture such as percentage depth dose and isodose curves. Students perform TG-51, a dose calibration quality assurance procedure that is performed yearly on CLINACs. Having direct access to a CLINAC gives MP6204 students an opportunity to see how a CLINAC is operated without any of the typical restrictions of ones in hospitals. Students are given insight into how a real CLINAC works by being shown its individual components and how it is operated. |