Quantitative vs. subjective portal verification using digital portal images

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 489-495

  Bissett, Randy ^a,c   Leszczynski, Konrad ^a,b,c   Loose, Stephen ^b,c   Boyko, Susan ^c   Dunscombe, Peter ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Northeastern Ontario Regional Cancer Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Edge extraction; Image registration; Portal imaging; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; ERROR; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; TELEVISION CAMERA;

EID: 0030054268     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(95)02035-7     Document Type: Article

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