Characterization of a high-elbow, fluoroscopic electronic portal imaging device for portal dosimetry

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 197-216

  De Boer, J C J ^a   Heijmen, B J M ^a   Pasma, K L ^a   Visser, A G ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMERA; DEVICE; DOSIMETRY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION FIELD;

ALGORITHMS; FLUOROSCOPY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOMETRY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0033976918     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/45/1/314     Document Type: Article

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