Prospective clinical evaluation of an electronic portal imaging device

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 943-951

  Michalski, Jeff M ^a   Graham, Mary V ^a   Bosch, Walter R ^a   Wong, John ^b   Gerber, Russell L ^a   Cheng, Abel ^a   Tinger, Alfred ^a   Valicenti, Richard K ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Portal imaging; Radiotherapy; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC PORTAL IMAGING DEVICE; ERROR; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; OBSERVATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION FIELD;

EID: 0029875916     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(95)02189-2     Document Type: Article

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