An electronic portal imaging device as a physics tool

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 101-105

  Curtin Savard, Arthur ^a   Podgorsak, Ervin B ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electronic portal imaging device; Portal dosimetry; Quality control; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; ELECTRONICS; IMAGING SYSTEM; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; PHYSICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION FIELD;

CALIBRATION; HUMANS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC;

EID: 0030855664     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-3947(97)00002-2     Document Type: Article

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