Question:
How can I download and install the COMPASS Support Tool version 1.0?
Answer:
The COMPASS Support Tool 1.0 for COMPASS 2018 allows to
- make Patient QA using Compass with new state of the art 16 bit CT images
- correctly import couch mass densities from the Eclipse into Compass
- import QA Plans including beams with multiple rotations inside of one beam.
Download
You can download the new COMPASS Support Tool 1.0 from a secure IBA Sharefile link. Please open the following website, enter your name and email address and click on download.
The zip-folder "CompassSupportTool V1.0.0.1.zip" contains the version installer "CompassSupportTool.msi" and the new COMPASS 2018 User's Guide "P-17-015-510-001 05 COMPASS 4.1 User's Guide.pdf".
https://iba.sharefile.com/d-s1ac8999dc19b4a188212b04a06626ac3
Verify
You can verify the integrity of the downloaded zip file via a checksum test (SHA-256). If the checksum is calculated after the download and compared to the value we have published for this version, it is certain that the installer package is intact, complete and no manipulation happened to the files during upload, storing on a sharefile folder or during the download. There are different tools available for calculating checksums with Windows (e.g. 7zip), the results should be the same, no matter what tool is used.
The zip file "CompassSupportTool V1.0.0.1.zip" has the following checksum:
- SHA-256: 974B90859CB6BD3A34F1374FF6403EDE45FD457F4B95F8CC12719AF6E48846AC
If there is no match between these values and the checksum you are getting from the downloaded zip file, please contact the IBA Dosimetry Service team, to notify us about the mismatch and to receive a new upgrade file:
How can I contact the IBA Dosimetry Service and Support team?
Installation
Before the installation, please ensure that COMPASS 2018 (version 4.1) is installed on the corresponding client computer. The COMPASS Support Tool is only available with this version.
Before the installation we do recommend to back up your databases. Please find more information here:
How do I backup the database of the COMPASS?
For the installation itself, please refer to chapter 17 in the new COMPASS 2018 User's Guide "P-17-015-510-001 05 COMPASS 4.1 User's Guide.pdf" which is delivered in the zip file "CompassSupportTool V1.0.0.1.zip" as described above.
In case of any questions, please contact the IBA Dosimetry Customer Support:
How can I contact the IBA Dosimetry Service and Support team?