[PRE REVIEW]: Pylinac: Image analysis for routine quality assurance in radiotherapy

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Submitting author: !--author-handle-->@jrkerns<!--end-author-handle-- (James Kerns) Repository: https://github.com/jrkerns/pylinac Branch with paper.md (empty if default branch): joss_paper Version: 3.16 Editor: !--editor-->@kellyrowland<!--end-editor-- Reviewers: @ProfLeao, @SimonBiggs Managing EiC: Kevin M. Moerman

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[Kevin-Mattheus-Moerman]

@jrkerns I am the AEiC on this track and here to help with initial steps. I will be looking for a handling editor next. Note however we have a bit of a backlog and many editors are currently preoccupied with other submissions. Hence it may take a bit longer than usual to find a handling editor.

[Kevin-Mattheus-Moerman]

@editorialbot invite @AJQuinn as editor

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@AJQuinn this may be a bit off topic, but do you think you can help edit this one?

[kellyrowland]

@Kevin-Mattheus-Moerman I could edit this if needed.

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Assigned! @kellyrowland is now the editor

[kellyrowland]

hi @jrkerns do you have any suggested reviewers for this submission? if not, I can ping some folks from our reviewer list.

[jrkerns]

There are people I can think of but they are co-workers or past co-workers, so I'd assume that's a conflict of interest? Otherwise, no, sorry!

[kellyrowland]

no worries, I'll ping some folks from our volunteers list.

[kellyrowland]

hi @ProfLeao @SimonBiggs 👋 would you be available for and interested in reviewing this JOSS submission?

[ProfLeao]

Yes, I can!

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[SimonBiggs]

Hi @kellyrowland,

I absolutely also can :) (I am also familiar with the library, so can probably review quite quickly)

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