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Linear Accelerator Commissioning Services

  • Acceptance testing
  • Linear accelerator commissioning
  • Radiation shielding surveys

MPS and MSPi have been in business for over ten years providing commissioning and implementation support to the radiation therapy community.  This track record allows both MPS and MPSi to commission your linear accelerator in an efficient and prompt manner.  Our services include:  assistance with beam data measurements for configuration of treatment planning systems, beam data validation for beam-matched machines, treatment planning system configuration and validation, IMRT and VMAT commissioning, SRS commissioning, and support with the implementation of equipment.  We follow the guidelines set forth by the relevant industry associations in all of our commissioning and implementation activities.

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The linear accelerator commissioning can include the necessary equipment needed to perform the tests and obtain the measurements. We can provide a water phantom scanning system, calibrated ion chamber and electrometer for beam calibration, calibrated x-ray and neutron survey meters, and other equipment needed for your commissioning support.

Board certified medical physicists, with over forty-five years of combined clinical and commissioning experience supervises all services provided by MPS or MPSi. Reports of all measurements, copies of all data, and summaries of all tests performed are provided to clients upon completion of our commissioning work.

Treatment Planning Commissioning

  • Beam data acquisition
  • Treatment planning commissioning
  • Beam data configuration validation

MPS and MPSi can commission and validate your treatment planning system for clinical use. We will measure or validate all of the beam data necessary to configure your treatment planning system, including IMRT, VMAT, and small field data. Reports of all measurements and tests performed are provided upon completion of the commissioning work, including a complete set of dosimetric data.

In addition to commissioning services, we can assist your staff with the clinical implementation of the treatment planning system.

Special Treatment Planning Modes

  • Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
  • RapidArc® or Volumetric Modulated Arc Thearpy (VMAT)
  • Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
  • Enhanced Dynamic Wedges (EDWs)

Both MPS and MPSi commission linear accelerators and treatment planning systems for use with special treatment planning modes such as IMRT, IGRT, RapidArc®, and VMAT.

We also provide assistance with the implementation of Quality Assurance (QA) programs for these treatment planning modes that follow the guidelines as recommended by professional associations

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Special Procedures

  • Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS)
  • Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)

The senior medical physicists at MPS and MPSi have extensive clinical experience with radiation therapy special procedures including linear accelerator based SRS procedures. Our services include commissioning of the systems for special procedures and on-site medical physics support.

Clinical QA Services

  • Yearly Quality Assurance
  • Independent phantom testing assistance

MPS and MPSi can ensure that your clinic is working within the criteria established by the relevant professional associations by performing independent yearly quality assurance testing of your linear accelerator and related systems. Additional assistance with independent phantom testing systems can also be provided.

Accreditation and Audit Services

  • Quality Audits

Let outside experts evaluate the performance of your clinic to ensure the procedures are in compliance with state regulations and guidelines from professional associations.

If your facility is interested in being accredited by the American College of Radiology, we can assist you with preparing your site and ensuring all your documentation and procedures are in compliance with ACR accreditation guidelines.

Clinical Support Services

If you need temporary medical physics coverage, we can provide these services at your site location. Our contracts are available for daily, weekly, or monthly support. Avoid paying additional fees by contacting directly the medical physicists that can provide the coverage for your clinic.

Medical Technology Consulting

  • Evaluate market place for new technology
  • Evaluate existing competitors of new technology
  • Evaluate new technology in light of existing and future market place requirements
  • Evaluate technical competence and experience of key personnel and management
  • Evaluate viability of business plan and exit strategy from a technical perspective

If you are considering investing in, joint venturing with, or acquiring a medical device company, MPS or MPSi can help you make an informed decision by providing due diligence research for angel and institutional investors. Through many years of experience, our scientific staff can help you assess new technologies and how it is likely to fit into relevant marketplaces.