Verification of dynamic multileaf collimation using an electronic portal imaging device

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 495-509

  James, H V ^a,c   Atherton, S ^a   Budgell, G J ^a   Kirby, M C ^b   Williams, P C ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; ELECTRONICS; EVALUATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY; TECHNOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0033965317     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/45/2/316     Document Type: Article

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