Evaluation of an electronic portal imaging device for transit dosimetry

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 591-596

  He, Xiaodong ^b   Van Esch, Ann ^a   Reymen, Rita ^b   Huyskens, Dominique ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMERA; DEVICE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRONICS; IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; X-RAY FILM;

EID: 0032816409     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028418699431177     Document Type: Article

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