6-MVp x-ray imaging with a transparent scintillator x-ray detector

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3032, Issue , 1997, Pages 388-394

  Zeman, Herbert D ^a   Samant, Sanjiv S ^a   Rasmussen, Jacob ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

Portal imager; Radiation therapy; Transparent scintillator; X ray detector

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DETECTORS; DIGITAL CAMERAS; DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE; EUROPIUM; GADOLINIUM; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE SENSORS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LIGHT EMISSION; LIQUEFIED GASES; LIQUID NITROGEN; LUMINESCENCE; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; SCINTILLATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; X RAY APPARATUS; X RAYS;

ENERGY RANGES; HIGH SPEEDS; HUMAN BONES; LIGHT OUTPUT; LIGHT PHOTONS; PORTAL IMAGER; RADIATION THERAPY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION (SR); TRANSPARENT SCINTILLATOR; TV CAMERAS; X-RAY DETECTOR;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 0000092799     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.274006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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