Clinical implementation of electronic portal imaging: Correction strategies and set-up errors

Bulletin du Cancer/Radiotherapie

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 401-405

  De Neve, W ^a   De Gersem, W ^a   Fortan, L ^a   Van Den Heuvel, F ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION FIELD; THORAX;

EID: 0029842128     PISSN: 09244212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4212(97)86113-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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