FilmQA™ software for dosimetry
FilmQA verification software is an easy-to-use, versatile and elegant radiotherapy quality assurance (QA) tool. In addition to plan verification for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and other treatment modalities, FilmQA software has modules for performing routine physics QA such as flatness and symmetry, star-shot analysis, MLC checks, and a special end-to-end test that checks both the film and the plan.
Compatible with popular treatment planning systems, our software simplifies and streamlines the treatment plan QA process. It is compatible with all radiotherapy QA films and performs simultaneous automated analysis of multiple beams for individual as well as composite fields. FilmQA software prepares one-click, browser-readable custom reports for inclusion in the patient chart in a fast and user-friendly manner.
Two additional software products are offered. Click the links to learn about:
● FilmQA XR radiology dosimetry software, specifically developed for use with Gafchromic™ XR processorless film sheets.
● FilmQA Pro 3.0 dosimetry software, which yields exceedingly accurate measurements with our Gafchromic EBT2 and EBT3 film.
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Product Availability
- Asia Pacific
- Europe, Middle East, Africa, India
- Latin America and South America
- North America
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Radiotherapy QA
Film products are versatile and economical, with improved accuracy and high spatial resolution.
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Import calculations
• DICOM RT compliant
• All major treatment planning systems supported
Import films
• All radiographic film scanners supported
• Optimized for self-developing Gafchromic EBT film
• Excellent results using economical flatbed color scanners shown to be optimal for Gafchromic EBT film (48-bit color images)
Registration
• Corrects for scanner distortions and scaling
• Learns any IMRT phantom or pin-prick pattern for increased efficiency
• Registers multiple films simultaneously with a single mouse-click
• Unique fine-tuning of registration to eliminate measurement set-up errors
Calibration
• Corrects for film processor drift and instability
• Performs background corrections essential for accurate dosimetry
• Saves valuable time through batch calibrations when appropriate
• Improves precision through use of advanced noise-reduction filters
Reports
• Quick reports can be created with a single mouse-click
• Reports are customizable and anatomic site-specific
• Offers full report viewing and sharing across the local network or the web using a standard browser
Evaluation
• Displays dynamic profiles, isodose maps and color wash for interactive comparison of measured versus calculated dose
• Near-instantaneous sophisticated evaluation functions including:
| - Gamma function | |
| - Distance-to-Agreement (DTA) | |
| - Dose difference |
• Shows isodoses overlayed on dose images for improved understanding
• Properly scales measured and calculated datasets permitting absolute dose comparison when different MUs must be delivered to the film
• Helps interpret and summarize results with Acceptance Value Histograms
• Accounts for small unavoidable QA setup errors through a unique user adjustable registration feature
Physics QA module
• End-to-end test
• MLC QA
• Flatness and symmetry
• Starshot analysis
System requirements
• X86 processor with SSE (Pentium* III or Athlon* XP or later)
• Windows* XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3
• 512 MB of RAM (recommended 1 GB)
• Video graphics card and monitor capable of at least 1280 x 1024 and 16-bit color
• Film scanner (recommended Epson* Expression* 10000 XL Photo or Vidar* DosimetryPRO* Advantage [Red])
• Printer (recommended color printer, since reports are in color)
Supported scanners
• Epson Expression 1680 Special Edtion
• Epson Expression 1640XL Special Edtion
• Epson Expression 10000 XL Photo
• Howtek* MultiRAD 460
• Howtek MultiRAD 860
• Lumiscan 75
• Vidar VXR-12
• Vidar VXR-12 Plus
• Vidar VXR-16 Dosimetry Pro
• Vidar DosimetryPRO Advantage
• Vidar DosimetryPRO Advantage (Red)
Supported phantoms
• CIRS* Model 009 Cube Phantom
• All phantoms that uniquely register the film using pin-pricks
Supported TPS interfaces
• Accuray*
• Brainlab Brainscan*
• CMS Xio*
• CMS Focus*
• Nomos Corvus*
• Nucletron Helax*
• Nucletron Oncentra*
• Nucletron Plato Dose Grid*
• Nucletron Theraplan Plus*
• Philips / ADAC Pinnacle*
• Prowess*
• Tomotherapy*
• Varian Eclipse*