The consequences of fixed-pattern noise and image movement on electronic portal images

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2345-2356

  Kirby, Michael C ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0029909156     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/41/11/007     Document Type: Article

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