myQA Daily User’s Guide

SW Version: 1.2
Notice

This User’s Guide is an integral part of the myQA Daily, and should always be kept nearby. Observance
of the User’s Guide is required for proper performance and correct operation of the Detector. The myQA
Daily must not be used for any other purpose than described in the accompanying documentation
(intended use). Violation will result in loss of warranty.
The use of the myQA Daily and any other equipment described in this document, the generated data,
as well as the validation of the data prior to clinical use remain the sole responsibility of the user. IBA
Dosimetry and its distributors disclaim all warranties, either expressed or implied, including (but not
limited to) any implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement. Additional
statements such as presentations, whether oral or written, do not constitute warranties by IBA
Dosimetry and should not be relied upon.
IBA Dosimetry does not accept liability for injury to personnel or damage to equipment that may result
from misuse of this equipment, failure to observe the hazard notices contained in this manual or failure
to observe local health and safety regulations.
No part of the accompanying documentation may be translated or reproduced without written
permission of IBA Dosimetry, unless the reproduction or translation is carried out for the sole purpose to
be included in the training materials used within the organization of the user.
If part of the accompanying documentation is provided in electronic form, these files shall not be
modified in any way. IBA Dosimetry and its suppliers retain title and all ownership rights to the
accompanying documentation (either in electronic or in printed form).

IBA Dosimetry GmbH

Bahnhofstrasse 5
DE-90592 Schwarzenbruck
Germany

Phone: +49 9128 607-0

Fax: +49 9128 607-10

www.iba-dosimetry.com

Doc-ID: P-19-013-510-001 01
Last update: 2020-05-12
© 2020 IBA Dosimetry GmbH, Schwarzenbruck

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ..................................................................................... 1
1.1. Intended Use ........................................................................................................... 1
1.2. Non-Intended Use .................................................................................................... 1
1.3. Intended Users......................................................................................................... 1
1.4. General Product Description .................................................................................... 1
1.5. Expected Service Lifetime ........................................................................................ 2
1.6. Warranty .................................................................................................................. 2
1.7. Symbols Applied in the Device ................................................................................. 2
1.8. About this User's Guide............................................................................................ 3
2. Health and Safety Information ........................................................ 4
2.1. General Information ................................................................................................. 4
2.2. Prescription only ...................................................................................................... 4
2.3. Labels ...................................................................................................................... 4
2.4. Operator................................................................................................................... 5
2.5. Obligations ............................................................................................................... 6
2.5.1. License Holder ......................................................................................................................... 6
2.5.2. Operating Personnel ................................................................................................................ 6
2.6. Safety Precautions ................................................................................................... 7
2.6.1. Measurement ........................................................................................................................... 7
2.6.2. Handling................................................................................................................................... 7
2.6.3. Precautions Related to Battery ................................................................................................ 8
2.6.4. Radiation Exposure ................................................................................................................. 8
2.6.5. Storage .................................................................................................................................... 9
2.7. Assembly and Repairs ............................................................................................. 9
2.8. Electromagnetic Compatibility .................................................................................. 9
2.9. Environmental Requirements ................................................................................. 10
2.10. Regulatory Requirements ...................................................................................... 10
3. Unpacking and Packing ................................................................ 12
3.1. General Instruction and Safety Precautions ........................................................... 12
3.2. Delivered Items ...................................................................................................... 12
3.2.1. Standard Delivered Items of myQA Daily .............................................................................. 12

4. HW Description .............................................................................. 13
4.1. 2D Detector Array .................................................................................................. 13
4.2. Labels of Connectors and LEDs ............................................................................. 16
4.3. Power Supply ......................................................................................................... 17
4.3.1. Battery Mode ......................................................................................................................... 17
4.3.2. External Power Supply Mode ................................................................................................ 17
4.4. Uniformity Correction ............................................................................................. 17
4.5. kTP Measurement ................................................................................................... 18

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 4.6. Device Disposal and Recycling .............................................................................. 18
5. Setting up for Measurements....................................................... 19
5.1. Device Connection................................................................................................. 19
5.2. Network Configurations ......................................................................................... 19
5.2.1. Logging in to myQA Daily Configuration Web-Interface ....................................................... 19
5.2.2. Configuration of Wireless Communication ............................................................................ 22
5.2.3. Configuration of Wired Communication ................................................................................ 23
5.2.4. Reset, Backup or Restore Configuration ............................................................................... 24
5.2.5. Update Firmware ................................................................................................................... 24
5.2.6. Download Logs ...................................................................................................................... 25
5.3. Network Connection Troubleshooting .................................................................... 26
5.4. Preparing myQA Daily Device for Measurements .................................................. 27
5.4.1. Setting up the Device under a LINAC ................................................................................... 27
5.4.2. Device Warm-up and Pre-Irradiation ..................................................................................... 28
5.4.3. Background Measurement .................................................................................................... 28
5.5. Shutdown Procedure ............................................................................................. 28
6. SW Application 1 - Administration .............................................. 29
6.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................ 29
6.2. Application System Requirements ......................................................................... 29
6.3. SW Installation / Uninstallation............................................................................... 30
6.4. Configure the URL for myQA Daily ........................................................................ 31
6.5. License Activation .................................................................................................. 31
6.6. Database and Backup ........................................................................................... 32
6.7. First Time Login and Setting up the SW ................................................................. 33
6.7.1. First Time Login ..................................................................................................................... 33
6.7.2. Defining Measurement Settings ............................................................................................ 34
6.8. General Description of User Interface .................................................................... 35
6.8.1. Main Page Navigation ........................................................................................................... 35
6.8.2. Administration - User Profile Page ........................................................................................ 36
6.8.3. Administration - Settings Page .............................................................................................. 37
6.8.4. Access User’s Guide from the myQA Daily Application ........................................................ 40
6.8.5. Creating a Page Bookmark ................................................................................................... 41

7. SW Application 2 - Operation....................................................... 42
7.1. Test Run Page....................................................................................................... 42
7.1.1. Test Run – Start-up Page: Task Overview............................................................................ 42
7.1.2. Test Run – Task Execution Page .......................................................................................... 45
7.1.3. Test Run – Summary Page ................................................................................................... 50
7.2. Trends Page .......................................................................................................... 52
7.2.1. Trend Chart Navigation ......................................................................................................... 52
7.2.2. Trend Chart Display .............................................................................................................. 53
7.2.3. Accessing Previous Task Executions ................................................................................... 54
7.3. Setup Page ............................................................................................................ 55
7.3.1. Setup - Machines - Welcome Page ....................................................................................... 55
7.3.2. Setup – Machines – Overview Page ..................................................................................... 55
7.3.3. Setup - Machines - All Beams Page ..................................................................................... 59

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 7.3.4. Setup – Machines - All Tasks Page ...................................................................................... 66
7.3.5. Setup – Devices Page ........................................................................................................... 68

8. Typical Application Workflows ..................................................... 71

8.1. Equipment Preparation .......................................................................................... 71
8.2. Procedure for Setting up a QA Task ....................................................................... 71
8.3. Executing QA Tests with SW Application ............................................................... 71
8.4. Recommendations ................................................................................................. 72
9. Technical Specifications ............................................................... 73
9.1. General .................................................................................................................. 73
9.2. Ionization Chambers .............................................................................................. 73
9.3. Energy Absorbers .................................................................................................. 73
9.4. Electronics ............................................................................................................. 74
9.5. Plugin Power Supply .............................................................................................. 74
9.6. Battery ................................................................................................................... 74
9.7. Mechanics.............................................................................................................. 74
9.8. Data Communication.............................................................................................. 74
10. Hardware Maintenance.................................................................. 76
10.1. General .................................................................................................................. 76
10.2. Cleaning................................................................................................................. 76
10.3. Repair .................................................................................................................... 76
10.4. Uniformity Recalibration ......................................................................................... 76
11. Appendix ........................................................................................ 77
11.1. About Wireless Communication ............................................................................. 77
11.2. Open Source Licenses ........................................................................................... 78
12. Acronym ......................................................................................... 79
13. Technical Support ......................................................................... 80
13.1. Contact for Technical Support ................................................................................ 80
13.2. Reporting Complaints............................................................................................. 80
13.3. Returning Device for Repair ................................................................................... 80

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1. Introduction
1.1. Intended Use
The intended use of the myQA Daily solution (HW & SW) is to perform predefined and recurring
dosimetric constancy measurements on treatment machines in external beam radiotherapy. It provides
the user with an indication whether the treatment machine operates within user-defined tolerances by
means of a comparison of the recurring measurements with a reference measurement.

1.2. Non-Intended Use

The myQA Daily is not intended to be used to calibrate treatment machines in radiotherapy.

1.3. Intended Users

The myQA Daily is intended to be used by the personnel with the following expertise:
Table 1 Expertise of intended users
Area Expertise
Installation Administrator and experts
Start-up, operation and shutdown Experts and trained personnel
Maintenance Cleaning: trained personnel
Repair and uniformity calibration: returning to IBA
Dosimetry
Troubleshooting Administrator, experts, and trained personnel

Experts: Users authorized by the product license holder and have read and understood myQA Daily
User’s Guide.
Trained personnel: Any personnel who have been trained by an expert or a trained user and have
read and understood myQA Daily User’s Guide.
Administrator: Two roles are required under the administration function: the site IT-administrator to set
up the network and product-administrator to set up user accounts and define measurement settings.

1.4. General Product Description

The goal myQA Daily solution is designed to perform quality assurance (QA) measurements in a very
efficient way. It makes the daily QA checks on performance, beam quality and stability of a treatment
machine (LINAC or Cobalt 60) as simple and as fast as reasonably possible.
The myQA Daily Device equipped with a large number of ionization chamber arranged based on the
characteristics of the required QA tests, which provides more accurate daily QA and trend analysis of
dose output, flatness, symmetry, center, and field size. Four dedicated ionization chambers with
integrated absorber material verify the photon and electron energy constancy simultaneously.
The web-browser-based myQA Daily software allows flexible test execution from any network PC or
tablet and easy access to test results.

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The real-time Wi-Fi data exchange and rechargeable battery allow cable-free equipment setup that
makes the measurement workflow simple and convenient.
Measurable energies are:
■ Photons Co-60 to 25 MV,
■ Electrons 4 MeV to 25 MeV.

1.5. Expected Service Lifetime

The expected service lifetime of the myQA Daily device is five years or 200 kGy delivered in the active
area of the device whichever comes first.

1.6. Warranty
The General Terms and Conditions of IBA Dosimetry GmbH apply. The user was provided with these
by the time the contract agreed.
IBA Dosimetry GmbH accepts no warranty or liability claims in the event of personal injury or damage to
equipment if this was caused by one or several of the following:
■ improper use of myQA Daily and the measurement device
■ improper installation, start-up, operation, and maintenance of myQA Daily
■ failure to observe the instructions in this manual
■ changes to the hardware carried out by the user
■ incorrect maintenance, repairs, and servicing work
■ damage caused by accidents or contamination

1.7. Symbols Applied in the Device

The following symbols according to ISO 15223-1:2016 convey information on the safe and effective use
of this medical device.

Instructions for Use

Consult the User's Guide before use.
CE marking with NB N°
0123 The device meets the essential requirements of Council Directive 93/42/EEC
concerning medical devices.
Important!
Observe the warnings and safety precautions given in the accompanying
documents.

Manufacturer
This symbol is accompanied by the name and the address of the manufacturer.

Manufacturing date
This symbol is accompanied by a date to indicate the date of manufacture, as four
digits for the year, two digits for the month, and two digits for the day.
Caution: US Federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a
physician.

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 Medical Device
An indication that the device is a medical device
Serial number
This symbol is accompanied by the manufacturer's serial number adjacent to it.
Separate collection of electrical and electronic devices in accordance with EC
Directive 2012/19/EC: Do not dispose of the device with normal domestic waste.
Keep separate from domestic waste and dispose in an environmentally safe way in
compliance with local regulations.

1.8. About this User's Guide

The myQA Daily User’s Guide contains product description, health and safety information, instruction
for installation, technical specifications, and preparation and setting-up for measurements.

IM PO RT ANT N O T IC E
ALWAYS KEEP THIS USER’S GUIDE AVAILABLE
Always store this User’s Guide near the system.
Always ensure this User’s Guide is easily accessible.
A copy of this User’s Guide is always available from IBA Dosimetry GmbH.

Conventions
The functions of the device, dialog captions and dialog text are indicated by bold font.
Examples: ON/OFF, DOSE.
Referrals to chapter and section headings in this manual are indicated by italic font.
Examples: Hardware Description, Technical Specifications.
Throughout this manual, hazardous situations or operations are identified by DANGER, WARNING,
CAUTION and NOTICE. They are intended to avoid accidents, to increase the lifetime and reliability of
the equipment, and to reduce production outage costs. They are indicated by specific signs and colors,
described below:

Sign Meaning

DANGER, indicates a hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, will result

in death or serious injury of the operator or patient.

WARNING indicates a hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, could

result in death or serious injury of the operator or patient.

CAUTION, used with a safety alert symbol, indicates a hazardous situation,

which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury of the
operator or patient.

CAUTION, without the safety alert symbol, used to address issues related
to possible hardware damage.

IMPORTANT NOTICE, used to address operational issues not related to

personal injury or hardware damages.

Images
All numbers and selections displayed in dialog images are examples. Values and settings cannot be
regarded as reference.

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2. Health and Safety Information
2.1. General Information
The myQA Daily has been built according to the latest technology and recognized safety standards.
This equipment must only be used for its proper intended purpose, and in perfect working order to
ensure that there is no risk to the life of the user or third parties, and to ensure that there is no risk of
damage to the equipment.

IM PO RT ANT N O T IC E
ALL PERSONNEL MUST READ THIS CHAPTER
This user manual must be readily accessible to all personnel.
All personnel must read Chapter 2 and be fully aware of its contents before
installation, operating, or servicing the myQA Daily Device.
The general safety notices and the specific safety notes are also provided in
other chapters.
If the myQA Daily is used in a way not specified in this User’s Guide, the
protection provided by the equipment may be reduced.

IM PO RT ANT N O T IC E
ENSURE PROPER USE OF THE DEVICE
Read these instructions carefully before using the equipment for the first time.
Ensure the necessary safety precautions have been observed before using the
equipment for the first time.

2.2. Prescription only

The myQA applications are on prescription only.
Caution: US Federal Law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a physician.

2.3. Labels
Device label

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UDI label Power supply rating

Safety labels

Use the specified power supply

only!

The meanings of these symbols are described in Section 1.7.

C AUT IO N
USE THE SPECIFIED POWER SUPPLY ONLY!
Only use the power supply provided with myQA Daily: CINCON, TR30RAM090.

Warning on top side of the device

Do not irradiate outside the sensor area!

2.4. Operator
The myQA Daily should only be used by authorized personnel who are
■ aware of and understand the limitations of the device in measurements of radiation output,
■ knowledgeable about safety procedures to be observed when working with radiation sources,
■ aware of safety precautions required to avoid possible injury when using equipment.

W AR NI N G
USE BY INSUFFICIENTLY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL IS DANGEROUS
There is a risk of danger to staff and patients, and a risk of loss of operation if the
equipment is used by insufficiently qualified staff.
The license holder must clearly define the areas of responsibility, competence
and monitoring of the personnel.
The personnel for the above-mentioned areas of expertise must have the
necessary qualifications for this work (training, instruction). If necessary, this can
be conducted by the manufacturer on behalf of the license holder.
Failure to observe these conditions will result in a loss of warranty.

W AR NI NG
FAILURE TO OBSERVE THE ACCESS RIGHTS COULD BE DANGEROUS
The system must only be used according to the correct authorization.
No restrictions apply to physicists when using the system. Restrictions apply to
dosimetric assistants when using the system.

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2.5. Obligations

2.5.1. License Holder

The equipment must be kept and used in a safe condition to ensure safe operation. The owner of the
equipment must therefore ensure that the following points are followed:
■ Obtain the local operating license.
■ The system may only be operated by authorized personnel. Unsafe and dangerous working
methods must be strictly forbidden. If necessary, check that the personnel are using the equipment
properly.
■ Instruct the operating and maintenance personnel in the use of myQA Daily.
■ Check that safety precautions are being observed.
■ Ensure user manual is easily accessible at any time during use of the system.
■ Clearly define areas of responsibility for each area (operation, maintenance etc.).
■ Operating and maintenance personnel are obliged to report any safety issues or faults to their
supervisors immediately.
■ Ensure that the system cannot be used by unauthorized personnel.

2.5.2. Operating Personnel

W AR NI NG
INJURY MAY OCCUR IF THE SYSTEM IS NOT KEPT IN A CORRECT STATE
The system could be dangerous if faults or failures in the safety equipment occur
during operation.
Do not activate the equipment, and ensure it cannot be started accidentally. Only
activate the equipment once it is in correct working order, and damages or
defects have been resolved.
Access rights and login data for the software must only be given to authorized
personnel. Avoid misuse of the login data.
Notify supervisors immediately if any of the above incidents occur.

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2.6. Safety Precautions

2.6.1. Measurement
Before using the myQA Daily, the operator must ensure that the equipment is correctly connected and
in proper working condition. The user must verify the general functionality, safety, and duly condition of
the device and data cables
Inside the myQA Daily device, sensors for pressure and ionization chamber temperature are used to
compensate the effect of pressure and temperature on the ionization chamber current (kTP correction).

W AR NI NG
ENSURE THE TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE FOR CONSISTENCY WITH
AN EXTERNAL REFERENCE
Inside the myQA Daily device, sensors for air pressure an ionization chamber
temperature are used to compensate the effect of pressure and temperature on
the ionization chamber current [kTP correction]. To meet the specified
measurement accuracy, the temperature measurement must be correct within
±1°C and ambient air pressure measurement must be correct within ±3 mbar.
Please verify the correctness of the displayed temperature and air pressure with
respect to a calibrated measurement device.

W AR NI NG
TEST RUN IS PERFORMED WITH INCORRECT CONFIGURATION
Ensure that the correct settings are defined in Test Setup and the correct
configuration (detector orientation, build up, SDD, baseline measurements, etc.)
is used in Test Run. Otherwise, it may happen that the machine apparently
passed the QA tests may be actually not in conformity with the QA protocol.

2.6.2. Handling
Handle the myQA Daily and the connecting equipment with care – avoid impact, excessive weight on
the surface, and strong vibrations. Maximum load of build-up is 22.5 kg (25 g/cm2).
Do not handle the myQA Daily with wet hands.
If condensation is visible on the device, do not turn the device on. If already powered switch the device
immediately off. Condensed water on the device can lead to short circuits.
If an improper handling incident occurs, always perform a device check before using the device again.

C AUT IO N
CLEANING OF THE DEVICE
If necessary, clean the myQA Daily only with a dry soft tissue. The use of any
organic solvents is not recommended. Detailed instructions see Section 9.2.

C AUT IO N
DO NOT COVCER OR BLOCK THE DEVICE VENTILATION WINDOWS
During operation, do not set up the device such that the ventilation windows are
covered or blocked.

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2.6.3. Precautions Related to Battery
C AUT IO N
HANDLING
• Avoid shorting the battery. Keep the unused battery away from paper clips,
coins, keys, nails, screws or other small metal objects that could form a
conductive bridge.
• Do not immerse in water.
• Do not disassemble or deform the battery
• Do not expose to, or dispose of the battery in fire.
• Avoid excessive physical shock or vibration.
• Keep out of the reach of children.
• Never use a battery that appears to have suffered abuse.

C AUT IO N
CHARGE THE BATTERY ONLY WITH THE DESIGNATED CHARGER
The delivered charger is specially designed for this type of battery. It may pose a
fire hazard if it is used for other kinds of batteries.

W AR NI NG
DO NOT USE THE DAMAGED BATTERY CHARGER
Do not use a damaged battery charger to avoid electrical shock.

C AUT IO N
PROTECT THE BATTERY FROM HEAT
Protect the battery from heat, for example, against constant sunlight and fire. An
overheating battery may catch fire or even explode.

IM PO RT ANT N O T IC E
STORAGE & DISPOSAL
Store in a cool, dry, and well-ventilated area. The battery can be stored at
temperature range -20°C to 60°C with relative humidity 10% to 100% including
condensation.
Regulations vary for different countries. Dispose of in accordance with local
regulations.

2.6.4. Radiation Exposure

C AUT IO N
DO NOT IRRADIATE THE ELECTRONICS OF DEVICES
Due to the sensitivity of the electronics against radiation, align the myQA Daily in
a way that the electronics will not be irradiated. Irradiating the electronics would
considerably shorten the device’s lifetime.

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2.6.5. Storage
The myQA Daily device must be stored in a clean, dry, air-conditioned area, and at room temperature.
Protect it from mechanical and thermal stress, and unnecessary moisture. Avoid exposure to solvents
and aggressive vapors.
See storage environmental requirements in Section 2.9. When the device is not in use, unplug the
power supply from the mains power. Remove the battery before storing the myQA Daily device. Store
the myQA Daily device in a radiation-protected area. Do not place the system near equipment
generating strong magnetic fields.

C AUT IO N
DO NOT STORE THE DEVICE IN THE ACCELERATOR ROOM
Due to the sensitivity of the electronics against radiation, never store the myQA
Daily device in the accelerator room. This would considerably shorten its lifetime.
Move the device into the accelerator room only if measurements are performed.

C AUT IO N
DO NOT EXPOSE THE DEVICE TO IONIZING RADIATION WHILE IN
STORAGE
Exposition to a high dose of ionizing radiation (e.g. stray radiation when stored in
the accelerator room) may cause degradation of electronic components

2.7. Assembly and Repairs

C AUT IO N
ASSEMBLY AND REPAIRS, ACCESSORIES
Assembly, extension, modification or repair shall be only carried out by IBA
Dosimetry or by persons who have sufficient knowledge and skills and are
authorized by IBA Dosimetry. For repairs, only spare parts provided or approved
by the manufacturer must be used, otherwise, operator's safety, measuring
accuracy and interference free operation cannot be guaranteed. Violation of this
prescription will result in loss of warranty.
IBA Dosimetry cannot be held liable for any damages resulting from the use of
accessories or consumables, which are not provided or approved by the
manufacturer.

2.8. Electromagnetic Compatibility

The myQA Daily device is tested regarding IEC/EN 61326-1 for an industrial electromagnetic
environment (Table 2 of IEC/EN 61326-1) and found to comply with the limits for a Class A equipment
suitable for use in all establishments other than domestic and those directly connected to a low voltage
power supply network that supplies buildings used for domestic purposes.
Warning: This class A limit is designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction
manual, might cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a
residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct
the interference at his own expense.

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2.9. Environmental Requirements
The myQA Daily device is only for indoor use and will be used in normal climatic conditions according to
IEC 61010-1.
The myQA Daily device must be stored and used in a clean, dry, preferably air-conditioned area, at
room temperature. Protect it from mechanical and thermal stress, and unnecessary moisture. Avoid
exposure to solvents and aggressive vapors.

Table 2 Environmental conditions

Operation and storage Transportation

Temperature 15°C to 35°C - 20°C to 60°C

Pressure 70 kPa to 110 kPa 70 kPa to 106 kPa

Relative: 20% to 80%

Relative humidity 10% to 100% including condensation
Absolute: < 20 g/m3

The myQA Daily device complies with requirements for electrical safety when operated in an
environment classified as “Pollution Degree 2”, i.e., only nonconductive pollution occurs and temporary
conductivity caused by condensation is to be expected (IEC 61010-1).
The device is to be used in altitude up to 2000 m.

2.10. Regulatory Requirements

The myQA Daily fulfils the requirements of the Medical Device Directive 93/42/EEC. It is a medical
device class IIb according to annex IX, classification rule 10.
The myQA Daily fulfills the requirements of the Medical Device Regulation (EU) 2017/745 that enters
into force on May 26, 2021 and is a medical device class IIb according to annex VIII, classification rule
10.
The quality assurance system at IBA Dosimetry GmbH is certified according to EN ISO 13485:2016.

0123

This device is manufactured by:

IBA Dosimetry GmbH
Bahnhofstrasse 5
90592 Schwarzenbruck
Germany
Tel. : +49 9128 607-0
Fax : +49 9128 607-10
mailto:[email protected]
http://www.iba-dosimetry.com/
The wireless module inside the myQA Daily device complies with the following regulatory requirements:
 FCC rules, Part 15 FCC ID: PD99260NG
 Canadian ICES-001 IC: 1000M-9260NG
 Brazil: Anatel 05831-17-04423

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  Japan:

 China: CMIIT ID: 2017AJ4605 (M)

 Australia:

 South Korea: MSP-CRM-INT-9260NGW

Note: The above regulatory approvals are only valid with the original antennas provided with the myQA
Daily device.

RoHS Compliance: The myQA Daily device is compliant with the European RoHS Directive (Restriction
of Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment), EC Directive 2011/65/EU
RED Directive: The myQA Daily device is in compliance with the essential requirements and other
relevant provisions of the European Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU

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3. Unpacking and Packing
The myQA Daily device is delivered with a transportation case. The transportation case is specific
designed to contain the myQA Daily device and its accessories.

3.1. General Instruction and Safety Precautions

IM PO RT ANT N O T IC E
TRANSPORTATION DAMAGES
During unpacking, if you recognize a transport damage on the transportation box
or device, please contact the transport company, your IBA Dosimetry distributor
or IBA service department close to you and inform them concerning this incident.

IM PO RT ANT N O T IC E
PACKING LIST
There is a Packing List inside the delivered package. If any item is missing,
please report in the packing list, sign the list and send via postal mail or fax to
IBA dosimetry.

IM PO RT ANT N O T IC E
RETAIN ALL ORIGINAL PACKING MATERIAL
Retain all original packing material (shipping carton box, packing materials,
suitcase, etc.) in case of the future reshipments. When shipping the equipment,
use the original packing materials to avoid damages. The packing should be
done in the reverse order as given for unpacking.

C AUT IO N
DO NOT USE DAMAGED DEVICES
A device which was damaged during transport or on site shall not be used.
Damaged devices should be returned to IBA dosimetry.

3.2. Delivered Items

3.2.1. Standard Delivered Items of myQA Daily

Table 3 Standard delivered items of myQA Daily

Quantity Item
1 myQA Daily device
1 Battery, NH2057QE34, Inspired Energy, 7.2V 13.6Ah (97.9 Wh) Lithium Ion
Battery (8.0A capable)
1 Battery charger, Inspired Energy, CH5000X, one bay standard smart charger
1 Plug in power supply: CINCON TR30RAM090, 9V

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4. HW Description
The myQA Daily device is a device for daily quality assurance (QA) measurements in radiation therapy.
The detectors are ionization chambers arranged in a special pattern for obtaining accurate results in a
most efficient way. With the myQA Daily SW, daily QA and trend analysis of dose output, flatness,
symmetry, center, field size, and energy are finished in one measurement.

Chamber area

10 cm × 10 cm
20 cm × 20 cm

Alignment marker on the side

Electronics

Fig. 4.1. myQA Daily (drawing) - top side and left side. The printed markers are:

 X and Y-axes and two diagonal axes. The point of intersection is the iso-center
 Locations of part of chambers (on the X and Y-axes and the center area) are indicated with the “+”
sign.
 Printed field size marks, “10 cm × 10 cm” and “20 cm × 20 cm”, are scaled on the surface to take
into account of the projection from the source to the surface.
When the myQA Daily device is set up at isocenter SSD = 100 cm (aligned to the markers on the
sides), on the device surface:
“10 cm × 10 cm” is 9.93 cm × 9.93 cm
“20 cm × 20 cm” is 19.88 cm × 19.88 cm
 Alignment markers on the sides (7 mm below the surface)

4.1. 2D Detector Array

The myQA Daily has an array comprised of 125 vented ionization chambers, distributed in a 5 mm grid
over a 25 cm × 25 cm area. The ionization chambers are individually connected to high resolution
current-to-digital converters, measurement values are digitally transferred to the myQA Daily application
servers via integrated wired and wireless networking interfaces.
Chamber placement has been optimized to suit the measurement of 10 cm × 10 cm and 20 cm × 20 cm
radiation fields and groups of ionization chambers are used for individual measurements:
1. High-resolution centerline for field size and penumbra measurement
28 ionization chambers for each centerline (Fig. 4.2, 1). The chambers are higher resolution in
vicinity of standard 20 cm × 20 cm or smaller 10 cm × 10 cm penumbra regions to achieve higher
measurement accuracy for the field size and penumbra measurements of standard 20 cm × 20 cm
or smaller 10 cm × 10 cm beams.
2. High-resolution center-area for output measurement (Fig. 4.2, 2)

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3. Energy constancy checks
Four dedicated ionization chambers with integrated absorber material (Fig. 4.2, 3) for automatic
verification of photon / electron energy constancy. The materials and thickness of the absorber are
listed the Section 9.3.
For energy constancy tests, the SW calculates an energy factor as the ratio of two energy
chambers. The two energy chambers are predefined such that said energy factor is most sensitive
to slight spectral changes of the selected beam quality. Typically, a change of 1% of the energy
factor corresponds to less than 1 mm shift of the corresponding PDD in water.

20 cm × 20 cm
3a 10 cm × 10 cm
3b 2
1
3d
3c

Fig. 4.2. Illustration of the myQA Daily chamber array

4. Symmetry and flatness tests

There are 25 and 57 chambers for the symmetry and flatness measurement for field size, 10 cm ×
10 cm and 20 cm × 20 cm (Fig. 4.3), respectively.

Fig. 4.3. Illustration of the chambers used for symmetry and flatness tests (highlighted with a purple
box), left: for 10 cm × 10 cm field; right: for 20 cm × 20 cm.

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Table 4 Number of chambers from different QA tests

Test parameter 10 cm × 10 cm 20 cm × 20 cm

Field size 28 28

Symmetry / flatness 25 57

Energy 4 4

Output 9 9

Beam Symmetry

Beam symmetry Sx and Sy is calculated from the uniformity- and kTP -corrected measurement signals
Mi,j of the chambers marked in Fig 4.3 for the two reference fields. Indices i and j denote the chamber
position in X and Y direction, with i = j = 0 at the center position.
For crossline symmetry, the ratio RX,i,j = Mi,j / M−i,j is calculated from the measurement signals of each
chamber and its mirrored counterpart. The maximum ratio in percent is the measurement value for field
symmetry in crossline direction: SX = 100% · max{ RX,i,j }. Similarly, the field-symmetry in inline direction
SY = 100% · max{ RY,i,j }, where RY,i,j = Mi,j / Mi,−j.

Beam Flatness

Beam flatness F is calculated from the uniformity- and kTP -corrected measurement signals Mi,j of the
chambers marked in Fig 4.3 for the two reference fields. Indices i and j denote the chamber position in
X and Y direction, with i = j = 0 at the center position.
F = 100.0% ▪ max{ Mi,j } / min{ Mi,j }

Note: Beam flatness is also calculated for FFF beams. In the case of FFF beams, it is normal to obtain
unusually large values for the flatness parameters that also may be very sensitive to variations in
beam center offsets. If this raises a problem, please increase the acceptance tolerance for the
flatness parameter in the test-setup.

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4.2. Labels of Connectors and LEDs

Battery
chamber

Fig. 4.4. myQA Daily device - front side

Table 5 Connectors and LEDs on the front side of the myQA Daily device

Connector/LED Label Function

RJ45 Ethernet connector

Ethernet Data
Gigabit Ethernet is supported

Short press (< 1 s): enables the web-interface for

Config button Config device configuration (see Section 5.2.1)
Long press (about 10 s): resume to the default settings

on – System booted

Green LED (lower) Activity Blinking: web-interface activated, signaling that the
device may be configured via the web-interface after
briefly pressing the Config button (Section 5.2.1).

Green LED (upper) WLAN Indicates WLAN connected

Red LED Error Indicates a System Error (see more information below)

DC Power input 9.0V= ; 3.0A Connector for power plug, ESC30-9/MED

Switch: Powers the device on / off. Switch it off when

the device is not in use.
Power switch On/Off
LED ring: Red: device powered but not Ready; Green:
ready for Measurement

After turning on the power of the myQA Daily, ensure that the red error LED is off. If it turns on, please
try the following:
 First turn device off and then on again.
 If the red LED goes on again, connect to the web-interface, download the logs by clicking
Download all logs button (See Section 5.2.6) and send the logs to the Service Dept. of IBA
Dosimetry.
 After that, or if the web-interface cannot be accessed, reset the device to default values via the
Config button by a long press (about 10 s), and then reconfigure the network settings (Section
5.2).
 If red LED still is on, contact an IBA Dosimetry representative. For contact information, see
Section 13.1.

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4.3. Power Supply
The device can be powered by battery or external power supply. The power switch of the myQA Daily
detector controls both the battery and external power supply.

4.3.1. Battery Mode

The myQA Daily device is provided with a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, Inspired Energy,
NH2057QE34, 7.2V 13.6Ah (97.9.Wh) (8.0A capable).
A lithium-ion battery charger, Inspired Energy CH5000X, single bay standard smart charger / calibrator
without power cord. Please refer to the battery health and safety information in Section 2.6.3 before
use.

Exchange battery

To remove the battery, push onto the battery chamber hatch (see Fig. 4.4), and then move the latches
on both sides of the battery chamber to the outside position so that a red indicator is visible. You can
then open the hatch of the battery chamber and remove the battery by pulling on the plastic tab.
To insert a battery, open the battery chamber and insert the battery, with the contacts first facing
upwards into the battery chamber. Close the battery chamber hatch and move the locking latches to the
inside position. A green indicator should be visible next to both latches.
Note: Please recharge the battery when the battery charge indicator shows only one bar left, which
indicates a remaining capacity of 0% to 20%. The device will switch off when the remaining charge level
drops below 20%.

4.3.2. External Power Supply Mode

As an option, a wired external power supply is available: Plug-in power supply: manufacturer: CINCON,
model: TR30RAM090; input: 100-240 V 0.3-0.4 A and 47-63 Hz; output: 9.0 V, 3.0 A DC.
Plug the external power supply to the external power input only when it is used.

Note: Plug-in power supply does not charge the battery. Please charge the battery with the provided
battery charger (Section 4.3.1).

4.4. Uniformity Correction

The myQA Daily is calibrated for uniformity in factory. The Uniformity Correction Matrix is individual
for each system, and is automatically applied on all measurements, to remove inhomogeneities from
the measured image. This data matrix is stored in the device. If the uniformity correction matrix needs
recalibration, please return the myQA Daily to the manufacturer. See contact information in Section
13.1.

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4.5. kTP Measurement
For kTP correction, the device is equipped with a temperature sensor that is mounted close to the 2D
detector array and an ambient air pressure and temperature sensors.
The measurement values of all ionization chambers are always corrected for ambient air pressure and
temperate by applying a kTP factor,
𝑝ref
Air
(𝑇Air )
𝑘TP =
𝑝Air (𝑇ref
Air )

4.6. Device Disposal and Recycling

Please observe all local regulations governing the disposal of electrical and electronic equipment after
the end of their lifetime. The user is responsible for complying with all local regulations regarding the
removal of the product from service.
For EU countries only:
According to the European Directive 2012 / 19 / EC on the waste of electrical and electronic equipment
(WEEE), battery directive 2006 / 66 / EC and national laws on their implementation, at the end of life of
the equipment and the batteries, they are not to be disposed as unsorted municipal waste and have to
be collected separately.
If you have no facility to dispose the device, please return it to IBA Dosimetry GmbH. We will ensure an
environmentally correct handling.

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5. Setting up for Measurements
5.1. Device Connection
There is no cable connection to the myQA Daily required device for a standard measurement setup. The
myQA Daily device may be powered by the provided battery and the data communication may use a
wireless local area network (Wi-Fi, WLAN). See an illustration in Fig. 5.1.

(1) Clients
(3)
WLAN Hospital User’s PC / mobile
or network (Web-browser)
Ethernet
myQA Daily device User interface
in a treatment room
(2)
Measurement data
myQA Daily server
Server / PC
(Hosting myQA Daily SW)

Fig, 5.1. Overview of myQA Daily measurement system - device connection. In this chapter, only
communication (1) is described while communications (2) and (3) are normal communication between the
device and your local area network.

The data communication also can be via Ethernet connection. It is a wired communication and the devices
are connected with Ethernet cables. Ethernet refers to the family of local area network (LAN) products
covered by the IEEE 802.3 standard. The myQA Daily device supports the data transfer rate up to 1
GBit/s.

5.2. Network Configurations

The myQA Daily device has a web-interface where the network settings can be configured, stored, and
uploaded; and the firmware (FW) can be updated. Section 5.2.1 gives the instruction to open the web
interface. It is suggested to use a PC with a web browser.

5.2.1. Logging in to myQA Daily Configuration Web-Interface

Default device hostname of myQA Daily device

By default, the hostname of myQA Daily device is “myqadaily-[S/N]”. The device serial number (S/N) is a 5-
digit number and can be found on the device information label on bottom of the device. This label also
contains two URLs for initial configuration http://myqadaily-[S/N].local/ or http://169.254.22.11/.

Note: If the device is connected to a network without a DHCP-Server, no static IP-Address is configured.
A link-local address (LLADR) from the 169.254.xx.yy Pool is used (Subnetmask 255.255.0.0). The
first address that is tried is 169.254.22.11.

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Procedure to log in to the myQA Daily configuration web-interface

Connect the device to the PC with an Ethernet cable.

myQA Daily Ethernet PC (with web

device browser)

Fig, 5.2. Illustration of direct connection between the myQA Daily device and a PC

Switch the device on and wait until the power button LED lights green.
Press briefly (< 1 s) the Config button on the device (Section 4.2). The Activity LED starts to blink.
There are three options to open configuration web interface:
1. via URL http://myqadaily-[s/n].local/ ([s/n] to be replaced by the device serial number)
2. via URL http://169.254.22.11/ (valid if the device is connected to the PC with a direct cable
connection or if no DHCP server exists on the local network)
3. via Windows Explorer
- Click to expand the Network browser, and then look for the device hostname (Fig. 5.3)
- Double-click the device name.

myqadaily-12345

Fig. 5.3. myQA Daily device name in the Network node in Windows Explorer

Note: If the device name cannot be found, check whether the Windows Network Discovery is enabled.

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 The myQA Daily device configuration web-interface opens:

myqadaily-12345

Fig. 5.4. myQA Daily device configuration web-interface - Login dialog

Enter username, “admin”, password, (default: “admin”), and click LOGIN. The Device Info page opens.

Fig. 5.5. myQA Daily device configuration web-interface - Device Info page (example)

Among the device information, Hostname (or device name), Friendly Name, and Password can be
changed on the right side of the page. Click the Apply or the Change button after entering the new
information.

Note: If the hostname is changed, the new hostname is taken into account only after restarting the device
(powered off and back powered on).

Note: For security reasons, please change the password on the first login to the web-interface.

Click the Navigation icon in the upper-left corner to expand the Navigation panel:
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 Fig. 5.6. myQA Daily device configuration web-interface - Navigation panel

Different pages can be accessed by clicking the page name on the Navigation panel for different
configuration tasks. The item, Licenses, is about open source licenses and described in Section 11.2.

5.2.2. Configuration of Wireless Communication

Click Configure Wireless in the Navigation panel on the left to open the page.

Fig. 5.7. myQA Daily device configuration web-interface - Configure Wireless page (example)

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 Section Available WLANs lists the WLANs in the range of the device. Select the WLAN to be used.
Enter the authentication information for the WLAN in the Connect section, and click the Connect
button.
In section WLAN IPv4 respectively WLAN IPv6, the current WLAN IP settings and the connection
status are displayed.
In the Set configuration group, select the DHCP or STATIC round button for the IP address
configuration.
Section Set Configuration allows selecting DHCP (selected by default) or static IP configuration.
If the configuration was changed, click Save.

5.2.3. Configuration of Wired Communication

Click Configure Ethernet (wired) in the Navigation panel on the left to open the page.

Fig. 5.8. myQA Daily device configuration web-interface - Configure Ethernet (wired) page (example)

Section Ethernet IPv4 respectively Ethernet IPv6 shows the current Ethernet IP settings.
Section Set Configuration allows selecting DHCP (selected by default) or static IP configuration.
If the configuration was changed, click on Save.

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5.2.4. Reset, Backup or Restore Configuration
Click Configuration in the Navigation panel.

Fig. 5.9. myQA Daily device configuration web-interface - Configuration page

System Configuration
Click the Reset button to reset the device to the default settings.
Backup Configuration
Click the download Configuration button and then give a filename to the configuration and select a
desired location and save the file.
Restore configuration
Click the Select File button and then browse and select the saved configuration file to be restored.
Then click Restore configuration to restore the configuration.

5.2.5. Update Firmware

It is recommended always installing the latest firmware versions on IBA measurement devices as in
general they improve the overall reliability, measurement accuracy, and IT security of the measurement
system. If there is a new version of FW available for the myQA Daily device, you will receive a ticket via an
email sent by IBA Dosimetry Service.
Firmware update procedure:
Download the latest version of firmware via IBA Service Portal: https://iba-portal.com/ (see the ticket
received for the exact link).
Click System Update in the Navigation panel.

Fig. 5.10. myQA Daily device configuration web-interface - System Update page

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 Click the Select File button, then browse and select the new FW file. Click Start Update to start the
update process. The update can take up to five minutes and the device will restart afterwards.

5.2.6. Download Logs

Click Download logs in the Navigation pane.
Click the Download button for the desired log files and save it in a desired location for further
investigation.

Fig. 5.11. myQA Daily device configuration web-interface - Download logs page

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5.3. Network Connection Troubleshooting
Table 6 myQA Daily network connection troubleshooting

Problem Possible reason Solution

IP / subnet mask is not entered Ping device.

correctly. Check IP / subnet settings.

Device and computer are on

different networks / network Check gateway settings.
segments.

Ethernet cable / pins broken or Perform crosscheck with another Ethernet

defect. cable / port.

Network socket defect. Test if direct connection to computer is

working.
Device cannot Network (cable) defect or not
conform to CAT-6. Check if pins on Ethernet port / socket are
be found / is not not bent / broken.
communicating Wrong or defect shielding of
if connected network cable (grounding). Carry out troubleshooting of network cable
directly or via connection and conditions. If available, use
local network. Ethernet hub / switch defect. a LAN-test device.

Ethernet port blocked by other

Check if Ethernet port is available.
application.

Ethernet port could be deactivated

Check power administration.
if battery powered laptop.

Firewall active and blocks

Deactivate firewall on computer.
communication.

Verify that the wireless internet connection

Laptop may have WiFi interface.
is turned off.

The device announces its IP address in the

Windows Network Overview when the
Config Button is pressed for 1 second.
IP address of Someone has changed IP address If the device is connected directly and is set
the device lost. without notification. to auto-configuration, it should have an IP
address in the 169.254.XXX.YYY subnet.
Alternatively, press the Config button 10
seconds to return to factory settings.

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5.4. Preparing myQA Daily Device for Measurements
The detectors of the myQA Daily device are ion chambers, a certain dose of pre-irradiation before the
chamber response reaches a stable level is needed. Background level is measured and compensated via
software automatically.

5.4.1. Setting up the Device under a LINAC

Place the device on the treatment couch under the treatment head such that the device electronics
faces away from the LINAC gun and is not within the irradiated area (Fig 5.12).

(Gun) (Target)

Inline line Cross line

Chamber area
Electronics

Fig. 5.12. myQA Daily device under a LINAC and illustration of dose curve coordinates

Position the device in the center of the beam. Then align the effective measurement point, as indicated
by the markings on the sides of the device, to the isocenter. Use the room-lasers, if available. (See Fig.
5.12 and Fig. 5.13)

Room lasers

Fig. 5.13. Side-markers on the device myQA Daily

Turn on the light field and check the size of the light field with respect to the print on the top surface of
the device. The print is scaled for a source-axis distance (radiation source to isocenter) of 1000 mm.
At the LINAC console, choose the first field to be irradiated.

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5.4.2. Device Warm-up and Pre-Irradiation
Warm-up

The myQA Daily device does not need warm-up to reach its specified measurement accuracy.

Pre-irradiation

Ionization chambers need a minimal amount of pre-irradiation to reach a stable response and their
maximum measurement accuracy.
When using the myQA Daily device with radiation fields of less than 100 MU and less than 1 Gy dose to
the ionization chamber array, a minimum amount of pre-irradiation of 0.25 Gy (field size: 25 cm × 25 cm).
If the dose of the irradiation is higher than or equal to 100 MU and the dose to the ionization chamber array
is higher than or equal to 1 Gy, no pre-irradiation is necessary.
For simplifying the procedure, it is recommended to pre-irradiate with 500 MU during the LINAC's warm up
phase in the morning.

5.4.3. Background Measurement

The device automatically performs background measurements every 20 seconds to compensate for
ionization chamber leakage while no irradiation is taking place.

5.5. Shutdown Procedure

Ensure that no active task is being run in the myQA Daily web application.
Press the power button on the myQA Daily device to turn off the power.
If powered by an external power supply, disconnect the external power supply once the LED ring
surrounding the button is no longer lit.
Log out myQA Daily application.

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6. SW Application 1 - Administration
6.1. Introduction
The goal of myQA Daily SW is to plan, maintain, and execute regular QA checks on treatment machines in
the field of radiotherapy.
Together with the myQA Daily device, the myQA Daily SW can measure and analyze the daily radiation
output characteristics of a treatment machine (LINAC or Cobalt 60) before the daily treatment in a radiation
oncology center. The main goal of the application is to perform all QA measurements in a very efficient
way so that the performance, beam quality and stability of the treatment machine are assured on a daily
basis as simple and fast as reasonably possible.

6.2. Application System Requirements

Supported web-browsers
■ Chrome 35+ for Windows
■ Firefox 29+
■ Edge 41+
■ Edge with chromium engine

Note: Internet Explorer is not supported.

Mobile (Tablet) browsers

■ Mobile Safari 6.0+
■ Chrome (Android) (Tablet)

Compatible client computers and tablets

■ Computer running the Windows or MacOS operating system, or Android Tablet or iPad
■ Must run one of the supported Web-Browsers (see above)
■ Minimum screen resolution is 1024 × 768 pixels.

Operating system
■ Windows 10, 64bit

Minimum Hardware Requirements

■ Intel Core i5 desktop or mobile processor or better
■ 4GB RAM
■ Ethernet minimum 10 Mbit
■ Or equivalent Virtual Runtime Environment

IM PO RT ANT N O T IC E
COMPUTER REQUIREMENT
The myQA software may only be used on computers that are in compliance with the
applicable FCC and CE regulations.

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6.3. SW Installation / Uninstallation
The myQA Daily SW is a web-based application and is accessible via a web browser. It is required to be
installed only once on a server or a PC that is accessible by all myQA Daily users. It does not need to be
installed on every computer used to access the application.

SW installation procedure

Insert the installation disc into the DVD drive of the hosting PC or copy the installation files to the
server.
Double click myQA Daily.exe to open the installation wizard.
Select I agree to the License terms and conditions box to enable the INSTALL button.

Fig. 6.1. myQA Daily SW installation wizard

Click the INSTALL button.

Follow the instruction until the installation is finished.

SW uninstallation procedure

Click Start > Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a program button.
Right-click myQA Daily and then click Uninstall.

Deleting the myQA Daily database

To remove the user related application data including the database (dqa.db), delete the myQA Daily folder
the directory c:\ProgramData\IBA Dosimetry.
In the Start menu:
 Type in “run” in the search box and then click the program Run.
 Enter “%programdata%, press Enter.
Alternatively, enter “%programdata% in the Search area of an Explorer window and then press Enter.

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 In the ProgramData folder, select IBA Dosimetry, and then delete the myQA Daily folder.

Note: To keep the option of restoring the measurement data in the future, please keep a backup of dqa.db.

6.4. Configure the URL for myQA Daily

By default, myQA Daily application can be accessed on the server at http://localhost:58321.
Please refer to your network administrator
 to make the myQA Daily web application available in the local network and obtain an URL to access
the myQA Daily application,
 to configure HTTPS for increased website security.

6.5. License Activation

The myQA Daily application requires activation through the myQA core application once only.
Connect the PC with myQA Platform installed to the server or pc hosting the myQA Daily application.

myQA Daily SW Ethernet PC (with myQA

hosting server or pc Platform)

Fig. 6.2. Diagram of device setup for activating the myQA SW license

Double-click the myQA shortcut icon to open the application.

Select myQA Platform > Options.
Click Activation under myQA Daily.

Fig. 6.3. myQA Platform – Options page

Enter the URL of the myQA Daily web application

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 Select the Automatic download of test results from myQA Daily box if results from myQA Daily
should be imported into the repository of myQA Machines and myQA Cockpit (not yet available).
Click the Test connection button.
If the test is successful, click the Activate button.

6.6. Database and Backup

myQA Daily does not require a separate database installation. It uses a file-based database that is created
automatically with the first start at the location:
C:\ProgramData\IBA Dosimetry\myQA Daily\dqa.db.
To back up the database copy the database file to the backup storage location.

Fig. 6.4. myQA Daily database location in a PC (example)

IM PO RT ANT N O T IC E
DATABASE BACKUP
The SW does not automatically back up the database. It is the user‘s responsibility
to back up the database regularly. Please ask your administrator to setup a backup
routine for you.

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6.7. First Time Login and Setting up the SW

6.7.1. First Time Login

With a supported web-browser, open myQA Daily via URL or IP address of the application provided by
your IT administrator. A login is mandatory for using myQA Daily.

Fig. 6.5. myQA Daily – Login dialog

For the first time, log in with:

Username: admin
Password: Pa$$word1
The default password can only be used once and needs to be changed by the user after the first login. See
password requirement and information in Section 0.

IM PO RT ANT N O T IC E
REFRESHING THE PAGE
Occasionally the user can be logged in only after refreshing the page. If you cannot
log in after entering correct credentials, please press the F5 key on the keyboard to
refresh your browser.

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6.7.2. Defining Measurement Settings
As a user with administrator rights, starting myQA Daily without any machines defined, a start-up page will
opens with the Setup – Device page for defining measurement settings. The SW will guide to the user
through the procedure.

Fig. 6.6. Setup – Machines - Welcome page

Procedure for setting up daily QA measurements:

1. Add device (Section 7.3.5.1)
After logging in, when opening my Daily the first time, the Setup - Machines – Welcome page is
displayed so the administrator can start with adding a device by selecting the Device tab and then the
ADD DEVICE button.
2. Add machine (Section 7.3.2.1), task (Section 7.3.4.1) and beam (Section 7.3.3.4)
After at least one device has been registered, an administrator or physicist will see the Setup -
Machines page, where machines, task and beams can be defined in the tab pages, Overview
(machines and beams), All beams (beams), and All tasks (tasks), respectively.
3. Acquire reference measurements (Section 7.3.3.2)
Once the beams have been setup, reference measurements can be measured in the Reference
measurement block in the All beams page.
4. Optional: Create a bookmark for a specific page (Section 6.8.5)
As soon as daily tasks have been setup and reference measurements are available, the start-up page
will always be the Test Run page for all machines on the current day.
With a bookmark that is created for a specific page (setup, test run, etc.), the user can access, e.g., a
specific machine after logging in immediately.

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6.8. General Description of User Interface

6.8.1. Main Page Navigation

When the window is fully expanded, the top bar is the navigation of the application. It displays the SW
version (left), three tabs of the main pages (middle) for executing QA checks, three administrative
command icons (right), and the logout icon (far right).

Fig. 6.7. myQA Daily – Setup page

The main page display can be changed by selecting the page tab in the navigation bar. When the window
is reduced to certain size, the three main page tabs collapse into a small icon located at far-left of the bar
(Fig. 6.8). Click it to access the page tab again.

Fig. 6.8. myQA Daily – collapsed navigation bar

Table 7 Description of myQA Daily main pages

Page / icon Description

■ Automatic background compensation
■ Output constancy test run
Test Run
■ Profile constancy test run
■ Measurement handling
■ Trend charts, show trends for selected parameters
Trends ■ Date filter, show last completed task
■ Export trend chart as an image, export trend in .csv format
■ Set up measurement device and to-be-tested machine
Setup ■ Plan QA task setup (tests and schedule)
■ Define tolerances and measure reference values

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 Page / icon Description

Profile icon Opens the User profile page (Section 6.8.2)

Opens a dropdown menu for setting up user accounts and view the
Settings icon information about the application (Section 6.8.3 )

Help icon Opens the Online Help

Logout icon Click it to log out

6.8.2. Administration - User Profile Page

The User Profile page is opened by clicking the Profile icon . It has two tabs:
General settings - Displays the current user’s account information that can be modified in this tab page by
the user (Fig. 6.9, left).
Change password – here user can change his own password (Fig. 6.9, right). See password
requirements in Section 0.
Once a change is made, the SAVE button is enable. Click SAVE to confirm the change.

Fig. 6.9. User Profile page – General settings tab (left) and Change password tab (right)

SW displayed language

By default, the English language is selected in the SW. However, the myQA Daily provides 11 languages.
On the User Profile - General settings page, the user can select a preferred language to be displayed in
the application in the Language box.

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Fig. 6.10. User Profile page – language selection

By default, the English language is displayed in the SW. However, the myQA Daily provides 10 languages.

Theme

There are options to select from different color themes for displaying myQA Daily.

Table 8 Settings for the application window display

Selection Highlighted text Background

Light Green White
Dark Green Dark grey
blue Blue Dark grey

Temperature unit

Temperature unit can be switched between Kelvin and Celsius degree.

6.8.3. Administration - Settings Page

About the administrator account

The myQA Daily application can only be accessed by the users with login credentials. When myQA Daily is
installed, an administrator account is automatically created. Additional administrative accounts can be
created. With an administrator account, new users with different roles can be created (Section 6.8.3.2).

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6.8.3.1. Settings menu
With the Settings menu, user accounts can be created and changed.
The Settings menu (Fig. 6.11) is opened by clicking the Settings icon in the navigation bar. By selecting a
menu item, the corresponding page opens.

Related to user management

Only displayed for the administrator account

Fig. 6.11. Settings menu

Since User and General in the Settings menu require administrative privileges, these menu options will
only be visible to users with the role “Administrator”

Table 9 Description of Settings menu

Page / icon Description

Displays a User List containing all user accounts created for myQA Daily. For each
user account, its names, role (user rights), and email address are displayed.
Users Action commands are also available to edit or delete the account and change the
account password (Section 0). To create a new user, click the ADD USER button.
The User List can be filtered by clicking the Filter button on the top.

General application-wide settings are configured:

Password expiration interval
An administrator can specify the number
of days after which the password needs
to be reset in the corresponding box and
click
Automatic logout [minutes]
The application web-page will be
automatically logout after the time
General
entered in this box.
Approval by physicist or administrator
An administrator can select this box to
enable the secondary approval by a or administrator

physicist or an administrator (see more

description in Section 7.1.2.3).
SAVE
Fig. 6.12. General – Settings dialog
Click this button; the new settings
will be saved.

The About page displays general information about myQA Daily including SOUP
About
license information.

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6.8.3.2. User management

User List

Fig. 6.13. Settings page – Users

Create a new user account

Click the ADD USER button on the upper-right area of the Settings page. The Create User page
opens
Enter / select the required information in the Username, Display Name, Role (see user rights in Table
9), Email box, and then click the CREATE USER button. A temporary password is automatically
generated (Fig. 6.14). Copy or write down the password and click OK.

Fig. 6.14. Overlay of temporary password

About password

The temporary password will be required to be changed after the first-time login.
myQA Daily requires complex passwords containing at least:
 8 characters
 one capital letter
 one lower case letter
 one number
 one special characters ($, *, & …).

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By default, a password is valid for 30 days. An administrator can specify a password expiry period in
Settings – General page by entering a number of days in the Password expiration interval box and then
clicking SAVE: (see Fig. 6.12)

User rights

There are three roles in myQA Daily. The table below shows the granted user rights for each role.

Table 10 User rights

Role User rights

- Run planned QA tasks
Dosimetric Assistant
- View trends
- Set up measurement device, machines, and plan
- Run planned QA tasks
Physicist
- Overwrite test status
- View trends
- Full access to setup, test run, and trends
Admin - Manage users
- Application Settings

Edit or Delete Account and Change Password

Each user has three action command icons in the Action column of the User List (Fig. 6.13). See the
command description in Table 11.

Table 11 Commands for a user account

Action Command description

Edit Account
Opens the Edit user page for editing the account (display name,
role, and email address)

Displays an overlay to confirm changing the password. If click Yes,

Change Password
the temporary password is displayed in the next overlay. Copy or
write down this password. Log out and log in again with the new
password.

Delete Account
Displays an overlay to confirm deleting the user account. Click Yes
to delete or click CANCEL to cancel the delete action.

6.8.4. Access User’s Guide from the myQA Daily Application

The myQA Daily User’s Guide can be accessed in the myQA Daily application by clicking the Help icon
on upper-right corner of the page.

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6.8.5. Creating a Page Bookmark
For convenience, a bookmark can be created for a specific page (setup, test run, etc.). When the
application is opened by clicking the bookmark, after logging in, the user will be redirected to this page. In
this way, for example, with a bookmark for the Test Run page of a specific machine, this machine’s tasks
can be accessed right away.
Open the page to be bookmarked, click the Customize and control icon in the upper-right corner.
Select Bookmarks in the context menu (Fig. 6.15).
Select Bookmarks this page and Show bookmarks bar in the sub-menu. The bookmark will appear
on the Favorite bar (Fig. 6.16).

Fig. 6.15. Creating a bookmark in the Customize and control menu

The bookmark name can be customized by right-clicking the bookmark. Select Edit… and then change
the bookmark name in the Bookmark dialog.

Fig. 6.16. Editing a bookmark name in the bookmark context menu.

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7. SW Application 2 - Operation
7.1. Test Run Page
After a QA task has been set up on the Setup page (Section 6.7.2), it can be executed on the Test Run
page. All tasks set up in a week are displayed on the Test Run – Task Overview page (Section 7.1.1)

About running a task

■ When one user starts executing a task for a specific machine, no other user can access that task. Only
after finishing the task, it can be viewed by other users.
■ If a task is in execution, it is displayed on the Test Run - Task Execution page (Section 7.1.2).
■ Task results are displayed only for the current day on the Test Run – Task Execution - Summary
page (Section 7.1.2.4) and Test Run - Summary page (Section 7.1.3). The results of previously
executed tasks can be viewed only in the Trends page (Section 0).
■ Task executions can be repeated.

Measurements of a sequence of beams or single beam

There are two ways to execute a task run: (1) measuring a sequence of beams (Section 7.1.2.1) - that
expects all beams to be executed in the defined order and (2) measuring individual beams (Section
7.1.2.2).
When creating a task, a physicist can define multiple beams for a task in the order that they are
programmed in the LINAC so that the measurement sequence (beam order) matches that in the LINAC
program. In this way, the user interaction in myQA Daily is minimized when the task is performed as a
sequence for all beams.
If single measurements already exist when a measurement sequence is started, all beams will be re-
measured. A measurement sequence can only be executed for all defined beams. There is no partial
execution.

Halt a task execution

It is possible to halt a task execution and continue the same task execution within two hours. After two
hours, any measurement data will be discarded, and the task will show as not in execution. This means, in
case of a network interruption or a browser crash, an existing task execution can be resumed just by
opening the task execution again. No data will be lost if it happens within two hours of the start.
If a task execution has been started and the user reopens it, a dialog with the option to resume (keep
already done measurements), restart or discard is displayed.
Sequence measurements can be stopped. A dialog asks the user if measured results should be retained or
discarded.

Note: When the device is disconnecting, after measurement is aborted, the browser might not respond.
Please refresh the browser by pressing F5 key on the keyboard to return to the test execution page.

7.1.1. Test Run – Start-up Page: Task Overview

After entering the login credentials, by default, a start-up page will open the Test Run – Task Overview
page on the current day of the week of all machines (Fig. 7.1) if daily tasks have been set up for at least
one machine and reference measurements are available (Section 6.7.2).

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If a machine is bookmarked to, e.g., a certain machine (Section 6.8.5) and the application is opened with
the bookmark, the start-up page is the Test Run page on the current weekday of the bookmarked
machine. The daily QA check procedure can be started directly with this machine (Section 8.3).

Start button

1 3

Fig. 7.1. Test Run start-up page: Test Run – Task overview page

Components on the Test Run – Task Overview page (Fig. 7.1)

1. Machine list in the navigation panel – All Machines and individual machines are listed. By selecting
All Machines or an individual machine, the corresponding tasks of selected machine(s) are displayed
in blocks.
2. Execute date filter – it includes all days and all days in a week. All tasks in a week (by selecting All) or
the tasks of a particular day (by selecting this day) are displayed. By default, the current weekday is
selected. However, a different day can be selected so that the tasks not initially planned for the current
day can be executed.
When tasks are executed, they are always executed for the actual current day. The execution day
cannot be modified to an earlier or later day, i.e., the task results show up on the current executing day
but not its initially planned day. On the initially planned day, this task is still listed as not executed.
3. Main display (task blocks): displays the overview of tasks for the selected machine on the current day
(by default, or a user-selected day) in blocks. If a weekday is selected: The tasks are sorted by status
first, then machine name. If ‘All’ days are selected: The tasks are sorted by machine name (status is
ignored).

Task block (before executing the task)

The task block shows (Fig. 7.1):
■ Machine name
■ Task name
■ Device name including network status (green: online; red: offline)
■ Number of beams
■ (Before starting the task) the Start button for starting task execution.
By clicking the Start button to start the measurement, the displayed page switches to the Test Run –
Task Execution - Start page (Section 7.1.2.1)
■ (After the task had been started but aborted) the Start button and the Discard command.

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 By clicking the Discard button, the measured data is discarded. Click Start to start the task from the
beginning.
In the case of clicking the Start button of a task that has already been started by the same user, a
dialog appears:

Fig. 7.2. Popup message when start a task that had been started

 Click the CONTINUE button to keep the already measured data and continue measurement for
unmeasured beams.
 Click the RESTART button to discard the measured data and start the measurement from the
beginning.
 Click the CANCEL button to switch back to the Test Run – Task Overview page.

Task block (after finishing a task execution)

Fig. 7.3. Task block, after executing the task (example)

The task block shows

■ Machine name
■ Task name
■ Device name including network status (green: online; red: offline)
■ Number of beams
■ (After executing the task) Following items are available:
 Last executed time and the operator’s name
 QA check status:
- Passed: results are within tolerances
- Failed: at least one results exceeds its tolerance
- Incomplete: beam measurements are not complete
 Buttons: View, Print, and Repeat.
View: goes to the Test Run – Summary page (Section 7.1.3)
Print: goes to the Print Preview page.
Viewing or printing executed tasks can only be done for the tasks finished on the current day (on a different
day, see Section 7.2.3).
Repeat: goes to the Test Run – Task Execution – Start page (Section 7.1.2.1). If measurements need to
be re-run, the whole task needs to be repeated.

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7.1.2. Test Run – Task Execution Page
This page displays the task that was started by clicking the Start button on the Test Run – Task Overview
page.

2a

1
2

Fig. 7.4. Test Run – Task Execution page with Start selected in navigation

The navigation (left) navigates the main display to Start (Section 7.1.2.1), individual assigned beams of the
task (Section 7.1.2.2), and Summary (Section 7.1.2.4) sub-pages. The main display displays the task
details of selected item in the navigation (Fig. 7.4):
■ Start page for execute the measurement sequence - to test all beams assigned to the task continuously
in sequence (Section 7.1.2.1).
■ Individual assigned beams for execute single beam measurements
By scrolling down the Start page or selecting the beam in navigation, this beam is displayed, where it
can be run individually (Section 7.1.2.2).
■ Summary page: once the task execution finishes, the page will jump to this page automatically (Section
7.1.2.4).
■ Discard command
By clicking Discard command on the upper-right corner, a confirmation dialog appears and asks to
confirm cancellation of the task execution. Click OK to confirm.

7.1.2.1. Test Run – Task Execution - Start Page

When the Start button in a task block is clicked, the page goes to the Task Execution page where Start is
selected in the navigation and the task is in execution is displayed in the main area (Fig. 7.4).
Device status (1)
■ Green: online; red: offline
The measurement button is enabled only when the device is online.

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■ Battery status: green: charge ≥ 30 %, orange: 15 % < charge < 30%; red: charge ≤ 15 %.
The battery status has no effect on the application. The user should ensure the battery charge is
enough to finish the measurements.
■ Power plug status: show a “plug” icon if the device is powered by the power plug.

Security checklist (if defined in setup) (2)

If a security checklist is included when adding the task, this list is displayed on the right-side of the main
display.
Please manually go through the checklist items. Select the items if the security check are passed.
An orange warning sign (2a) appears next to Start in the navigation if security checklist is not
completely selected.

Note: The administrator / physicist can define security checklist or not in the Setup page. If there are no
checks defined, nothing will be displayed here.

Instructions (3)
Shows general instructions for performing measurements.

START MEASUREMENT SEQUENCE button (4)

By clicking the START MEASUREMENT SEQUENCE button, the Measurement Sequence dialog opens,
where the task will be executed for all beams in the order defined when creating the task.

Fig. 7.5. Measurement Sequence dialog

On the Measurement Sequence dialog (Fig. 7.5), the beams are represented by circles with status
indicated in the beam order from left to right (1):
 Dash circle: waiting for the beam or it is currently being measured,
 Solid circle with a green checkmark: measurement finished and status: passed,
 Solid circle with a red exclamation mark: measurement finished and status: failed.
The information of the current beam is shown in the box below the (2) current beam circle: energy field
size, and monitor units; waiting for it or currently measuring.
ABORT SEQUENCE button: To stop running the sequence, click this button and then click YES to confirm.

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Workflow in the Measurement Sequence dialog

The dialog shows that it is waiting for the first beam with certain energy and field size to be delivered.
Turn on the beam. Once a beam is detected, the measurement starts.
Once all monitor units are delivered and the beam is detected off, the dialog shows that it is waiting for
the next beam.
After the sequence has been completed or the sequence is aborted by clicking the ABORT
SEQUENCE button, the Measurement Sequence dialog is closed and the results are displayed in Test
Run – Task Execution – Summary (Section 7.1.2.4), where the user can check the overall results.
Click the FINISH TASK button to finish the task.

7.1.2.2. Test Run – Task Execution -Individual Beam Measurement

By scrolling down the Start page (1) or selecting a specific beam in the navigation (2), the details of this
beam is displayed, where it can be run individually by clicking the START MEASUREMENT button.

Fig. 7.6. Test Run – Start page – single beam section (example)

After the measurement finishes, two buttons are available:

Click REPEAT to re-do the measurement or CONTINUE to measure the next beam in the list in
navigation.

7.1.2.3. Secondary approval

Secondary approval is designed to double-ensure the daily QA has been carried out correctly. If the
secondary approval option is enabled by ticking the Approval by physicist or administrator box, a
physicist or administrator can (see Fig. 7.7 unless otherwise noted):
■ Perform a secondary approval by clicking the View button (1). Note that a dosimetrist cannot perform a
secondary approval. The button will not be displayed for these users.
■ All users can see the secondary approval if it has been done: the “Approved” sign (2)
appears. Otherwise, “Approval pending” sign (3) will be displayed. Approver and approval date are
displayed on:
 Test Run – All Machines, the completed task execution details page (4)
 Printout of a completed task execution by clicking the Print button (5)
 Task details on Trends page (see Section 7.2.3)
 Test Run – Summary for completed task executions (see Fig. 7.9)

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After a task execution is completed by clicking the FINISH TASK button (see the above sub-section), a
physicist or an administrator can inspect the results and perform his/her approval by clicking the View
button (1) of a task on the Test Run – All Machines (task details of completed tasks) page:

1 5

2
4

Fig. 7.7. Test Run – All Machines page

If the task is approved, the Approval sign will appear (2). If the secondary approval has not been
performed yet, the Approval pending sign will appear (3). To carry out this approval, a physicist or an
administrator can click the View button (1) and then click the Approve button in Fig. 7.8.

Fig. 7.8. Test Run – Summary page – task details

Optionally, a comment can be added before clicking the Approve button. To do so, an approval comment
tooltip will appear next to the approver:

Fig. 7.9. Test Run – Summary page – task secondary approval display

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7.1.2.4. Test Run – Task Execution – Summary Page
Once a measurement finishes, the pages goes to the Summary sub-page:

1 1a

Fig. 7. 10. Test Run – Task Execution – Summary page (example)

In the box at the top (1), the overall status is shown:

- The task result status is passed, if all beam results are passed.
- The task result status is failed, if at least one beam result is failed. Unmeasured beam may exist.
- The task result is incomplete, if no beam results exist, or if for a partially executed task, only passed
results exist.
Overwrite Status (1a)

Note: Users with physicist role can overwrite a task result on the Summary page.

The resulting QA status can be overwritten by clicking Overwrite Status and then selecting a new
status in the status dropdown list.
After entering comments in the Please provide a reason for status change box, red frame becomes
gray and the FINISH TASK button (2) becomes enabled.

Fig. 7. 11. Overwrite status (example)

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 Click SAVE. The summary changes to the new status and also indicated that status has been changed
and what was the original status.
Afterwards the task result status is changed and the task is displayed with the new status as well as the
original status and the override reason.

Note: Only physicists can overwrite the status (dosimetric assistants cannot overwrite status).

FINISH TASK button

The task execution finishes by clicking the FINISH TASK button.

7.1.3. Test Run – Summary Page

The Test Run – Summary page is opened by clicking View in the task block of an executed task (see Fig.
7.3 in Section 7.1.1)

Fig. 7.12. Test Run – Summary page

The result overview of all beams is displayed by selecting Summary in navigation. Detailed results of
individual beams are shown by scrolling down the page or selecting the specific beam in navigation.
For description of task status and Overwrite Status, see section above.
View trends command:
Opens the Trends page (Section 0) and displays the dose output trends of the measured beams.
Print command:
The finished task execution page allows printing of the task. By clicking the Print command in the upper-
right corner in this Summary page or in the task block in the Test Run – Task Overview page, the
browsers default Print dialog opens. Please refer to the browsers print help for details on the available
print settings.

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View and Download commands:
The View and download commands are in each beam detailed display:

Fig. 7.13. Test Run – Summary page, beam detailed display

View command:
Clicking View opens the measurement and reference data graphical view, including the 2D data and 1D
inline and crossline profiles. By placing the cursor on a data point, a tooltip will appear displaying the
values of counts and dose in cGy of this data point.

Fig. 7.14. Test Run – Summary page, beam detailed display

Download command
By clicking Download, the measurement data of this beam will be downloaded in the .json format.

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7.2. Trends Page
In Trends page, the trend chart shows the deviation of the measurement data relative to the expected
values as determined by the reference measurement. The expected values correspond to the zero line in
the chart. The actual values of the reference measurement are not included as data points in the chart.

7.2.1. Trend Chart Navigation

Trends can only be viewed for one machine at a time. The user selects which parameters should be
displayed in the trend chart in the filters on the left side of the page. The selection follows the hierarchy of
the parameters from top to bottom:

Fig. 7.15. Trends page (example). 1: Beams, 2: Parameters, 3: Trend Chart (Section 7.2.2), 4: Selected
task details (Section 7.2.3)

Machine/Task
■ A dropdown list of all registered machines.
■ A dropdown list of all tasks for the selected machine. By default the last measured task is displayed.
Beams
All beams assigned to the selected task are listed. Toggle the checkboxes to display (selected) or hide (un-
selected) a beam. Different beams are visualized by different colors in the chart (1).
■ Parameters
Check mark the boxes of the parameters of which the trends will be displayed. The different parameters
are displayed with different symbols (2).
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7.2.2. Trend Chart Display
The chart shows deviation in length and percentage on separate axes. The axes for the deviation of Center
inline/crossline and Field Width inline/crossline in mm is on the left side of the chart. The axes for the
deviation of Symmetry inline/crossline, Flatness, Dose Output, and Energy Factor in percent is on the right.

Fig. 7.16. An example of a trend chart

The actual values of a data point can be viewed via a tooltip directly in the chart. If the reference dose (see
Section 7.3.3.3) is available, the dose in cGy is also displayed (see left figure below).

Fig. 7.17. Viewing the actual value of a measured data point on a trend chart (example) by placing the
cursor at the data point (examples)

Date filter (Fig. 7.18)

By default, the trends are displayed for a period of the last 30 days. Other different lengths of periods can
be also selected with the Date filter dropdown menu.

Fig. 7.18. Date filter dropdown menu Fig. 7.19. Tolerance dropdown menu

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Tolerance display

In this dropdown menu, the tolerance of a beam / parameter can be selected (Fig. 7.19) to be displayed as
a green area around the trend curve (Fig. 7.15).

Zooming and panning

The chart allows zooming and panning.

Hiding / displaying curves

Individual curves in the chart can be hidden / displayed by clicking on the chart legend. They can be
removed/added to the chart by selecting or deselecting beams and parameters in the filters on the left side
of the page (Fig. 7.15).

Download image command

The current displayed trend chart is saved as a *.png file.

Export chart data command

The data of the currently displayed trend chart is saved as a *.csv file.

Note: Downloading images with an iPad is not yet available.

7.2.3. Accessing Previous Task Executions

In the Test Run page, only the task executions on the current date can be accessed. The tasks executed
on previous day can be viewed in the Trends page:
In the Trends page, select the LINACs and beams in the navigation.
On the trend chart, click on a data point of the date of interest. The detailed results of the selected
beams will be displayed below the chart.

Secondary approval

Fig. 7.20. Viewing a selected executed task (examples, with (left) and without (right) secondary approval)

In the task information on the left, click the View icon (see Fig. 7.20); the Test Run – Summary page
will open displaying the detailed task executions of the selected task and date.

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7.3. Setup Page
On the Setup page, a daily QA task, including the machine and its beams to be tested, and the
measurement device, can be defined.

Setup page

Machines Devices page

page

Overview All beams All tasks

page page page
Fig. 7.21. Sub-page hierarchy of the Setup page

The Overview page allows to create, view, edit, or delete machines, tasks and beams. The All tasks and
All beams pages show more information and functions on tasks and beams, respectively. The reference
values are measured for individual beams in All beams page.
Only users with administrator or physicist rights can define measurement settings in the Setup page.

7.3.1. Setup - Machines - Welcome Page

If there are no machines defined, the Welcome page opens for adding a machine. Click the ADD
MACHINE button to open the Add machine dialog (Section 7.3.2.1) and add the first machine. Once the
first machine is added, it switches the Machines – Overview page (Section 7.3.2) where more machine
can be added.

7.3.2. Setup – Machines – Overview Page

In this page, machines, tasks and beams can be added with the corresponding Add … commands; the
existing machines, tasks and beams can be edited and deleted with its own Edit and Delete icons.

Fig. 7.22. Setup – Machines – Overview page

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Machine navigation panel

A machine must be created in myQA Daily QA for each LINAC that will be tested with the myQA Daily. It is
defined with a name and source axis distance (SAD).
The Add machine command and a list of added machines are displayed in the Machine Navigation
panel.

Click to open the sub-menu:

Fig. 7.23. Navigation panel of Setup - Machines - Overview page

■ + Add machine command (1): Opens the Add machine dialog (Section 7.3.2.1).
■ List of machines (2):
i) Select a machine for displaying its beams and tasks in the main display.
ii) When a machine is selected (e.g., Linac 1), its SAD is displayed, and the Edit machine button
(7.3.2.1), Duplicate machine (Section 7.3.2.2) and Delete machine (7.3.2.3) button become
available.

Main display

The beams and tasks for the machine selected in the Machine navigation panel are displayed on the
main area of the page in blocks under Beams and Tasks, respectively. A beam stands for a specific
energy of a LINAC, and a task defines beams that will be measured during executing the task.

Beams blocks

1
7
2 3

Fig. 7.24. Beam blocks on the Setup - Machines - Overviews page

Under Beams (Fig. 7.24), all beams created for the selected machine are displayed in blocks containing
1. Name of the task
2. Energy
3. Field size
4. Monitor Units (MU) to be delivered
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 5. Dosimetric tests that will be executed including, by default,
- Profile Constancy,
- Dose Output Constancy,
- Energy Constancy.
6. By clicking Beam Details the Setup - Machines - All beams page is displayed (Section 7.3.3),
showing the beam properties and parameters tolerances. The reference measurement can be
performed and any of the three default dosimetric tests can be enabled or disabled.
7. The Edit beam and Delete beam icons of the beam

Tasks blocks

1
6

2
3

Fig. 7.25. Tasks blocks on the Setup - Machines - Overviews page

Under Tasks (Fig. 7.25), all tasks created by the user are displayed in blocks containing:
1. Name of the task
2. Number of beams to be tested
3. Name of the measurement device
4. Planned test days
5. Task Details - By clicking Task Details, the Setup - Machines - All tasks page (Section 7.3.4) is
displayed with the task information (test dates, measurement device, assigned beams, and check list)
6. The Edit task and Delete task icons of the task.

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7.3.2.1. Adding a Machine
By clicking the + Add machine command in the Machine navigation panel of the Setup - Machines -
Overview page, the Add machine dialog opens.

Fig. 7.26. Opening the Add machine dialog

In the Name box: enter the name of the LINAC.

In the Source Axis Distance box: enter the SAD of the machine in mm.
Click SAVE to confirm adding the machine or CANCEL to cancel the action.

7.3.2.2. Editing a Machine

By clicking the Edit machine icon in the Machine navigation panel of the Setup - Machines -
Overview page, the Edit machine dialog opens.

Fig. 7.27. Opening the Edit machine dialog

In the Name box: edit the name of the LINAC if desired.

In the Source Axis Distance box: edit the SAD of the machine.
Click SAVE to confirm the editing the machine or CANCEL to cancel the action.

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7.3.2.3. Duplicate and Delete a Machine
Click the settings icon to open the sub-menu, see Fig. 7.18)
Click Duplicate machine, a message pops up. Click OK to confirm the duplication. A copy of this
machine is created including the beams and task definitions. No measurements are duplicated.
Example below shows that “Linac 1” was duplicated.

Fig. 7.28. Example of a duplicated machine

By clicking Delete machine, a message pops up asking whether this machine should be deleted. Click
OK to confirm the delete action or CANCEL to cancel the delete action.

7.3.3. Setup - Machines - All Beams Page

On the All beams page, all defined beams of the selected machine are listed. A beam is defined by the
energy type, the energy, FFF, the field size and monitor units. For each beam, a reference measurement
must be carried out here.

1 7

2
4 3

Beam navigation 6

Beam sections

Fig. 7.29. Setup – Machines – All beams page

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Beam navigation panel
Displays the selected machine name and lists all beams of this machine

+ Add beam button

Opens Add beam dialog (Section 7.3.3.4)

All Beams main display

Displays the individual beam details for all beams. In each beam section:
1. Name of the beam
2. Beam properties: beam type, energy, field size, and MU to be delivered
3. Reference measurement block
4. Beam description if available
5. Assigned tasks
6. Assignment of the three dosimetric tests. A test can be expanded to view and activate / de-activate
the test, and edit (see Section 0) the tolerances of the test parameters.
7. The Edit beam and Delete beam commands of the beam.

In this page, the user can do the following:

Edit a beam in the Edit beam dialog (Section 7.3.3.5) by clicking its Edit beam command. For a beam
that has already been measured, only the beam name and the beam description can be modified.
Delete a beam in the Delete beam dialog (see Section 7.3.3.6) the by clicking its Delete beam
command. Measurements of deleted beams will no longer be visible.
Run the reference measurement by expanding the device in the Reference Measurement block
(Section 7.3.3.2).
The three dosimetric tests can be edited activated / de-activated by expanding the test and then clicking
the Edit button (continued in Section 0).

Collapse

Expan
d

Fig. 7.30. Expanding a dosimetric test

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7.3.3.1. Editing Dosimetric Tests
Activate / de-activate the test by selecting / de-selecting the active box.
Edit a tolerance by entering a new number in the corresponding box.

Fig. 7.31. Edit dosimetric test dialog

If changes have been made, click the SAVE CHANGES button to conform or CANCEL button to cancel
the changes.

7.3.3.2. Reference Measurement Block

When opening the Reference Measurement block, the application is automatically connecting to the
device and waiting for the measurement data.
It is possible to combine multiple measurements to an average results of the reference measurement. In
the result table the mean and deviation of the reference values will be displayed. Combining multiple
reference measurements is only possible as long as the dialog is opened. As soon as the reference
measurement is saved by clicking OK, it cannot be modified.
Reference measurements cannot be deleted. However, it will be replaced with a new reference
measurement.
In a Reference Measurement block,
■ All registered devices are displayed.
- Devices that are not assigned to tasks are marked with a grey warning icon (1).
- Devices that are assigned to tasks but have no reference measurement are displayed with an orange
warning icon (2). Besides, the orange warning sign also appears in the Beam Navigation.
- Devices that are assigned to tasks with valid reference measurements are marked with a green
checkmark (3) and the time (4) and operator (5) of the measurement are also displayed.
■ The measured reference parameters can be viewed or downloaded by clicking the View (6) or
Download icon (7).
■ State shows whether the device is online (solid green dot) / offline (empty red circle) (8)
■ Battery shows charged capacity in percentage (9).

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 3
1

2 8

8
5

9 6 7

Fig. 7.32. Expanded Reference Measurement block, left: no reference values, right: with reference values

Procedure of reference measurement:

In the Reference Measurement block, click the device to expand it.
 If the device is online and the battery is charged, both State and Battery are in green color. The
device is ready for measurement.
 If State shows that the device is offline, check whether the device is connected and powered.
Ensure the device is online
If reference values do not exist (see Fig. 7.32, left), click the MEASURE REFERENCE VALUES box to
open the Reference Measurement dialog for performing a measurement (Section 7.3.3.3).
If reference values exist (see Fig. 7.32, right), the date when the reference was acquired and the
operator are displayed. User has the following options:
 View the existing reference values by clicking the View icon.

Fig. 7.33. Current reference values displayed in the Reference Measurement dialog.

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 The parameters are displayed on the left and the measured reference data graphical view on the
right, including a 2D chat and 1D inline/crossline profiles. By placing the cursor on a data point, a
tooltip will appear displaying the values of counts and dose in cGy of this data point.
 Download the reference values by clicking the download icon.
Note that the parameters, Factor and Reference dose, are only available in View and Download if the
Reference dose is available (see Section 7.3.3.3).
 Click the REMEASURE REFERENCE VALUES box to open the Reference Measurement dialog to
re-perform measurement (Section 7.3.3.3).

7.3.3.3. Reference Measurement Dialog

The Reference Measurement dialog is opened by clicking the MEASURE REFERENCE VALUES button
or REMEASURE REFERENCE VALUES button in the Reference Measurement block.

1
5
2 3

Fig. 7.34. Reference Measurements dialog, filled with reference values

The reference Measurement dialog displays the information of the measurement device (1) and the beam
(2), reference dose (if entered) (3), measurement instructions (4) are on the left side and the Device /
Measurement Status box (5) and reference value (6, if exists) is the right side.
Turn on the beam. When a beam is detected, the measurement starts automatically.
When the beam is off, the measurement stops. The measured parameters are displayed.
The Measurement Status box informs whether the measurement is completed and the measurement
for the next beam can be started. The measurement can be repeated a few times as desired. The
parameters are the average of all measurements.

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 If measurement should be repeated, turn on the beam, measurement starts until the beam is off.
Repeat this measurement until the desired number of measurements is reached.
Click SAVE. The measured reference values are saved.
Click CANCEL to discard the measurements

Absolute dose calibration (optional)

To calibrate for absolute dose, enter the absolute dose for a specific setup of the machine as the reference
dose in the Reference dose box in the Add beam dialog (see the Section 7.3.3.4). To do so, the entered
reference dose and the factor of dose per count, calculated as,
𝑑𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑝𝑢𝑡
𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 = ,
𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑠𝑒

will be displayed in the reference measurement results in the reference Measurement dialog.

Fig. 7.35. Parameters from a reference measurement

When the reference dose is updated, the most recent value is used and displayed in the reference
measurements.

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7.3.3.4. Adding a Beam
Open the Add beam dialog by clicking the + Add beam button on the Setup - Machines - Overview or
Setup - Machines - All beams page.

Fig. 7.36. Add beam dialog. Information for boxes with “*” is mandatory.

In the Name* box: enter the name of the beam

In the Radiation Type* box: select Photon or Electron in the dropdown menu.
In the Energy* box: enter the value of the energy and checkmark the FFF box if it is a FFF beam.
In the Field Size* box: select 100 x 100 mm or 200 x 200 mm in the dropdown menu.
In the Monitor Units* box: enter the number of MU for the test.
(Optional) in the Reference dose box: enter the absolute dose for a specific setup of the machine.
(Optional) in the Description box: enter any comment for the beam.
Click SAVE to confirm adding the beam or click CANCEL to cancel the action.

7.3.3.5. Editing a Beam

Open the Edit beam dialog by clicking the Edit beam icon of the beam to be edited in
 the Machine Navigation panel or the Beams block on the Setup - Machines - Overview page,
 or, the main display of the Setup - All beams page.
Edit the values or text in any text boxes if necessary (see description of the boxes in the previous
section).
Click SAVE to confirm editing the beam or click CANCEL to cancel the action
Information for boxes with “*” is mandatory.

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7.3.3.6. Delete Beam Dialog
Open the Delete beam dialog by clicking the Delete beam icon of the beam to be deleted on
 the Machine Navigation panel or the Beams block on the Setup - Machines - Overview page,
 or, the main display of the Setup - All beams page.
Click the OK button to confirm the delete action or click CANCEL to cancel the delete action.

Note: Beams cannot be deleted if they are assigned to a task

7.3.4. Setup – Machines - All Tasks Page

On the All Tasks page, all defined tasks of the selected machine are displayed with details. For a task, a
device must be selected. For the selected device, reference measurements must exist before the task can
be executed in the Test Run page.

Task 1

1 2
4

Task navigation panel

3

Task 2

Fig. 7.37. Setup – Machines – All tasks page

+ Add task button

Opens Add task dialog (Section 7.3.4.1) to add a new task.
To set up a task completely, it includes the planned days in a week, beams to be tested and requires valid
reference measurements for each selected beam. A task will appear in the Test Run page only if the
minimum settings are fulfilled.
Task navigation panel
Displays the name of the selected machine and lists all tasks of the selected machine. The task is in green
color if its details are displayed on the top in the main display.

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All tasks main display
For each task, the following are displayed:
1. The planned days that the task is executed in a week are highlighted in green
On the Test Run page, a task will appear on the days when it is defined to be executed. However, any
task can be executed on any day by choosing the day in the Execute date filter in the Test Run page.
myQA Daily does not consider not executed tasks as overdue, but only records the executed task on
the current day.
2. The device used for measurements and its online / offline status
3. Assigned beams – each beam links to its details view on the Setup - Machines - All beams page.
Orange warning sign: reference measurement is not available.
4. Checklist for visual or security checks in a QA task – only appears if it was defined when adding the
task.
The checklist has no influence on the overall task status and is not included in the trending. However,
it is displayed in the task summary and print view.
The User can do the following in the Setup - Machines - All tasks page (Fig. 7.30)
Create a task in the Add task dialog (Section 7.3.4.1) by clicking the + Add task button.
Edit a task in the Edit task dialog (Section 7.3.4.2) by clicking its Edit task button.
Delete a task in the Delete task dialog (Section 7.3.4.3) by clicking its Delete task button
By clicking a beam in the assigned beam list, the All beams main display will be opened and the
details of this beam will be displayed

7.3.4.1. Adding a Task

Open the Add task dialog by clicking the + Add task button on the Setup - Machines - Overview or
Setup - Machines - All tasks page.

Fig. 7.38. Add task Dialog. Information for boxes with “*” is mandatory.

In the Name* box: enter the task name.

In the Device* box: select one of the online device in the dropdown menu.
In the Days perform box: select the dates in a week when the task are performed.
Optionally, In the Description box: enter any comment for the task.

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 In the Checklist box: enter all items to be checked; one check item per line.
Mandatory checklist box:
Not selected: The status of the checklist is not considered for the result. Checking or unchecking
individual items in the checklist during test run do not change the overall test status
Selected: All checklist items need to be checked - overall result is passed if all tests including all
checklist items are passed; failed if any item is failed.
Under Beams, there is a list of all beams added. Assign the beams to the task by select boxes of the
beams. Optionally, the order of the beams can be altered to match the beam sequence in the LINAC by
using drag & drop.
Click SAVE to confirm adding the task or click CANCEL to cancel the action

7.3.4.2. Editing a Task

Open the Edit task dialog by clicking the Edit task icon of the task to be edited on
 the task block under Tasks in the main display on the Setup - Machines - Overview page,
 or, task block in the main display on the Setup - Machines - All tasks page.
Edit the values or text in any text boxes if necessary (see description of the boxes in the previous
section).
Click SAVE to confirm task editing or CANCEL to cancel the action
Information for boxes with “*” is mandatory.

7.3.4.3. Deleting a Task

Clicking the Delete task icon of the task to be deleted on
 the task block under Tasks in the main display on the Setup - Machines - Overview page,
 or, task block in the main display on the Setup - Machines - All tasks page.
Click the OK button to confirm the delete action or CANCEL to cancel the delete action

7.3.5. Setup – Devices Page

Measurement devices can be added (registered to the SW), edited, or deleted on this page. For all
registered devices, the device name, online status (green: online; red: offline), battery charge level, device
serial number, Hostname / IP address, and port number are listed in the device table.

Fig. 7.39. Setup - Devices page

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7.3.5.1. Adding a Device
To add a device in the SW, click + Add Device in the upper-left corner to open the Add Device dialog.
With this dialog, the user can add (register) a device to the myQA Daily application.

Minimum
information

Fig.7.40. Add Device dialog

Connect the device to the network and turn on the power so that the device becomes online.
On the right-side of the dialog, all online devices are displayed under Online Devices. Click on the
device description box to copy the parameters to the form on the right-side.
If the device is not online or the device is online but the network is configured such that the online
devices are not displayed, enter the information in the text fields on the left side manually. The minimum
requirement is the serial number and hostname/IP address of the device.
About the port number
If the device is online, the port number broadcasted by the (selected) device will be automatically taken.
If the device is not online or cannot be detected automatically, and the information needs to be entered
manually, please check what port number is used by the device and enter this number accordingly. By
default, it is set to “1338” in the device.
If there is a communication problem with the device, please see Table 6 in Section 5.3 for
troubleshooting.
Click SAVE to confirm adding task or CANCEL to cancel the action.

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7.3.5.2. Editing a Device
In the device table on the Setup – Device page, the Edit icon is located in the last column.
Click the Edit Device icon to open the Edit Device dialog. This dialog is filled with the device
information.
Edit the information in the fields as needed.
Click SAVE to confirm the editing or CANCEL to cancel the action.

7.3.5.3. Deleting a Device

In the device table on the Setup – Device page, the Delete icon is located in the last column.
Click the Delete Device icon to open the Delete Device dialog.
Click the OK button to confirm the delete action or CANCEL to cancel the delete action.
Note: Devices cannot be deleted if any task is assigned to it.

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8. Typical Application Workflows
In this chapter, general workflows for QA daily checks with the myQA Daily solution (HW and SW) are
described.

8.1. Equipment Preparation

1. Set up the myQA Daily device under a LINAC (see Section 5.4.1 for details)
 Place the device on the treatment couch under the treatment head such that the device electronics
faces away from the LINAC gun and is not within the irradiated area.
 At the LINAC console, choose the first field to be irradiated; turn on the light field.
 Align the side makers on the device to the room lasers to position the device in the center of the
beam, check congruence of lasers and light-field projection.
2. Turn on the myQA Daily device
3. If the dose of the first QA field to the detector array < 1 Gy, perform a pre-irradiation (0.25 Gy, 25 cm ×
25 cm)

8.2. Procedure for Setting up a QA Task

See Section 6.7.2.

8.3. Executing QA Tests with SW Application

Note: For detailed instruction, please refer to Section 7.1 and Section 0.

This a routine procedure for repeating the daily tests under the conditions that the measurement setup
(HW and SW) has been completely done.
1. Log in and go to the Test Run page of the machine to be checked. Today’s tasks will be displayed
2. Click the Start button in the task block which task will be executed.
3. If a security checklist exists, go through all check-items and check the corresponding box if it is passed.
4. Click the START MEASUREMENT SEQUENCE button and than turn on the beam to start the first
beam measurement.
5. Follow the instruction in the Measurement Sequence dialog to finish the measurements for the rest of
beams.
6. 3. Finish task by clicking the FINISH button.
7. For users of the role physicist, a task result can be overwritten by clicking Overwrite Status. An
overwrite reason is required to fill into the box below.
8. Check trends
Go to the Trends page to view trends for selected parameters and export trend charts.

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8.4. Recommendations
■ If possible, choose a field size of 20 cm × 20 cm. Use 10 cm ×10 cm only if the accelerator is not able to
provide the larger field-size.
The larger field size allows for better measurements of beam flatness and symmetry using a larger
number of detectors.
■ Choose a different number of MUs for different fields.
Choosing different numbers of MU makes it easier to identify accidental miss-irradiation or out-of-order
irradiations of fields.
■ The first field in your irradiation sequence should have ≥ 200 MU to minimize the effect of device warm-
up and to make pre-irradiation unnecessary.
Ionization chambers generally require pre-irradiation to obtain stable readings. However, the required
ionization chamber dose was observed to be very small (0.25 Gy) and the introduced inaccuracy by not
pre-irradiating the chambers is smaller than ±0.5 % for a total irradiation dose of 1Gy or larger.

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9. Technical Specifications
9.1. General
Item Characteristic
Warm-up time 0 min
Pre-irradiation 0.25 Gy at 25 cm × 25 cm field size
Uniformity correction Via an individual factory calibration matrix, determined with 60Co
radiation, stored in the device

9.2. Ionization Chambers

Item Characteristic
Detector type Vented parallel ionization chamber
Number of Detectors 125, arranged in 5 mm grid over 25 cm × 25 cm area
Active measurement area 25 cm × 25 cm
Chamber diameter 3.2 mm
Chamber height 2.0 mm
Chamber volume 0.016 cm3
Nominal sensitivity 0.53 nC/Gy
Minimum dose 0.25 Gy
Maximum dose rate 24 Gy/min, 0,3 cGy/pulse
Minimum dose rate 0.3 Gy/min, 0.01 cGy/pulse
Bias voltage 300 V
Absorber material on top 6.0 mm ABS (density 1.06 g/cm3)
Overall Measurement Uncertainty 1.35%

9.3. Energy Absorbers

Absorber* Material Thickness [cm]
3a Stainless steel 0.4 ± 0.01 + 0.2 cm ABS
3b Air (drill) 0.4 ± 0.01 + 0.2 cm ABS
3c Aluminum 0.4 ± 0.01 + 0.2 cm ABS
3d tungsten 0.4 ± 0.01 + 0.2 cm ABS

*: See Fig. 4.2 in Section 4.1 for the absorber locations.

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9.4. Electronics
Item Characteristic
Sampling time 500 ms
Non-linearity < 0.5%
Power input 9 VDC, 3A
Overvoltage category CAT I
Electrical safety standard IEC 61010-1:2010 + AMD1:2016
EMC standard IEC 61326-1:2012

9.5. Plugin Power Supply

Type: CINCON, model: TR30RAM090
In conformity with: EN55011: Class B; IEC 60601-1:2010; cUL, CE.
Mains input Plugin output
100 - 240 V, 0.3 - 0.4 AC, 47 - 63 Hz 9.0 V DC, 3.0 A

9.6. Battery
Manufacturer: Inspired Energy, Order code: NH2057QE34
Lithium Ion Battery
7.2V 13.6Ah (97.9.Wh) Lithium Ion Battery (8.0A capable)

Lithium Ion Battery Manufacturer: Inspired Energy, Order code: CH5000X

charger Single bay standard smart charger / calibrator without power cord.

9.7. Mechanics
Item Characteristic
Outer dimensions (l × h × w) 560 mm × 60 mm × 320 mm
Weight 6.5 kg

9.8. Data Communication

The device can transfer data via wireless or wired communication.

Wireless Wired communication

WLAN 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet interface

according to IEEE-802.11 according to IEEE-802.3

Networking protocol supported: IPv4

Firewalls must not block the network ports used for the myQA Daily device (1338/tcp, 80/tcp) and used for
the myQA Daily web-app (58321/tcp).

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Address selection (IPv4) for the myQA Daily device can be:
• static (configure via Web-Interface described in §5.2) or
• via DHCP (as configured by the network administrator)
Networking configuration of the myQA SW is depending on the configuration of the server that runs the
myQA SW, please consult your network administrator.
Networking configuration of the client running the myQA Web-Application is depending on the configuration
of the computer, phone, or tablet that runs the browser that connects to the myQA SW, please consult your
network administrator.
To allow proper routing through the IT network (see Fig. 5.1, Section 5.1), ensure that gateway routers are
properly specified when using static network-address configuration (Section 5.2) or that gateway routers
are properly assigned by DHCP.
The overall responsibility for risk management for a medical IT-network remains within the responsible
organization.
IBA Dosimetry, as manufacturer of a medical device intended to be connected to an IT-network, provides
in this User manual all instructions necessary for the safe and effective use of the medical device.
A failure or disruptions of the IT-network or failure to maintain system security and provided
recommendations, might result in medical device unavailability or loss of data integrity.

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10. Hardware Maintenance
10.1. General
Except for occasional cleaning, myQA Daily is maintenance-free.

10.2. Cleaning
To clean the housing of the myQA Daily, use a soft, dry duster, moistened with a cleaning agent. Do not
use organic solvents.
Use dry compressed air to clean the connectors on the rear side of the device, and the cable connectors.

C AUT IO N
CLEANING OF THE DEVICE
If necessary, clean the myQA Daily only with a dry soft tissue. The use of any
organic solvents is not recommended.

10.3. Repair
Reparation of extremely low-current devices such as ionization chamber detectors require special
knowledge. Do not try to the repair the myQA Daily yourself.

10.4. Uniformity Recalibration

If the uniformity correction matrix needs recalibration, please return the myQA Daily device to the
manufacturer.

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11. Appendix
11.1. About Wireless Communication
The myQA Daily device contains a dual band wireless LAN adapter includ
ing Bluetooth 5.0, supporting IEEE WLAN Standards 802.11a/b/g/n/ac.

Table 12 RF characteristics

Parameter 2.4 GHz 5 GHz

5150 – 5250 MHz

Operating 5250 – 5350 MHz

2400 – 2483.5 MHz
frequency 5470 – 5725 MHz
5725 – 5875 MHz

802.11b/g/n: 5 MHz
Channel spacing BT: 1 MHz 20/40/80/160 MHz
BLE: 2 MHz

802.11b/g/n: 20/40 MHz

Bandwidth 20/40/80/160 MHz
BT/BLE: 1MHz

802.11b/g/n & BT: 20 dBm 5150 – 5725MHz: 23dBm

RF output power
BLE: 10 dBm 5725 – 5875MHz: 13.98dBm

Type of
DSSS, OFDM, FHSS and GFSK OFDM
modulation

Table 13 Security settings supported by the WLAN module

Authentication WPA and WPA2, 802.1X

64-bit and 128-bit WEP, TKIP, 128-bit AES-CCMP, 128-bit and 256-bit AES-
Encryption
GCMP

Note: For security reason, the FDA recommends to use WPA2 authentication with AES encryption.

IM PO RT ANT N O T IC E
Interfere with other wireless technologies
The wireless LAN is always enabled.
Be aware that other wireless technologies using the same frequency as the
myQA Daily may be interfered by or interfere with the data transmission of the
myQA Daily device.

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11.2. Open Source Licenses
The myQA Daily device embedded firmware includes software licensed under the condition of the GPL
(General Public License) and other open source licenses. To obtain a list of software components and
the full text of their respective licenses, please see the License page by clicking the License
Navigation panel of myQA Daily device configuration web-interface (Section 5.2.1).
The myQA Daily web-software application includes software licensed under several free software
licenses. To obtain a list of software components and the full text of their respective licenses, please
check the about – SOUP License Information page by clicking the Settings button on the Setup
page of myQA Daily Application (Section 0).

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12. Acronym
ABS Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
AES Advanced Encryption Standard
BLE Bluetooth Low Energy
CCMP Counter Mode CBC-MAC Protocol
CGMP Current Good Manufacturing Practice
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DICOM Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
DNS Domain Name System
DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
EC Electron Contamination
EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility
FHSS Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
FW Firmware
GFSK Gaussian Frequency Shift Keying
GPL General Public License
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
HW Hardware
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
LAN Local Area Network
LINAC Linear accelerator
DFDM Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing
PC Personal Computer
PDD Percentage Depth Dose
SAD Source Axis Distance
SOUP Software of unknown pedigree
SW Software
TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
UDI Unique Device Identification
URL Uniform Resource Locator
WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy
WLAN Wireless Local Area Network
WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access

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13. Technical Support
13.1. Contact for Technical Support
If you need technical support, please contact the local IBA Dosimetry GmbH representative first. If you
need any further assistance, please contact:

USA, Canada, Latin America:

Phone: +1 786 288 0369
eMail: [email protected]

Europe, Middle East, Africa:

Phone: +49 9128 607 38
eMail: [email protected]

Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand:

Phone: +86 10 8080 9288
eMail: [email protected]

13.2. Reporting Complaints

The Quality Management System of IBA Dosimetry GmbH includes a routine to handle any reported
complaints.
The complaint reports can be sent to any representative of IBA Dosimetry GmbH or directly to the
address above. To address a malfunction or complaint, please make a photocopy of the Complaint
Report Form at the end of this chapter and provide as much information as reasonable.

13.3. Returning Device for Repair

Procedure for shipping the device to the factory for repair:
1. Call or email to the Service Department at the above address.
2. The Service personnel will generate a RMA (Return Material Authorization) number. You will
receive a filled RMA Form with the RMA number and provided information by e-mail or fax.
3. Fill in the Complaint Report Form if more information should be provided.
Place the RMA Form and the Complaint Report Form (if available) into the package and ship back the
device. Complaints shall be reported to any representative of IBA Dosimetry to any of the above
addresses.

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Complaint Report - myQA Daily

Issuing person: Date:

Customer information

Customer name: Contact person:

Address:

Tel: Fax: E-mail:

Product information

Hardware unit: Id /Serial number:

Hardware unit: Id /Serial number:

Description of the complaint

Appendices:

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IBA Dosimetry
Bahnhofstraße 5
D-90592 Schwarzenbruck
Germany
Fax.: (49) 9128-607-26