Recent Results with a CdTe Imaging Portal Scanner for Radiation Therapy

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 1012-1016

  Entine, G ^a   Redus, R H ^a   Feyder, A ^a   Biggs, P J ^b  

^a RADIATION MONITORING DEVICES INC   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL IMAGING; RADIATION DETECTORS; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

IMAGING PORTAL SCANNERS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 0027644793     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.256703     Document Type: Article

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