A prototype amorphous silicon array based radiotherapy portal imager

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3032, Issue , 1997, Pages 32-41

  Drake, Douglas G ^a   Jaffray, David A ^a   Wong, John W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Amorphous silicon; Megavoltage; Portal imaging; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AMORPHOUS SILICON; GADOLINIUM; IMAGE SENSORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON;

COLLECTION EFFICIENCY (CE); FRAME RATES; LARGE AREAS; MEGAVOLTAGE; MEGAVOLTAGE IMAGING; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION (MCS); PHOSPHOR SCREENS; POISSON; PORTAL IMAGING; QUANTUM ABSORPTION; RADIATION FIELDS; SENSOR ELEMENTS; SYSTEM GAIN; SYSTEM PERFORMANCES;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 0003325039     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.274000     Document Type: Conference Paper

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