Evaluation of the mechanical alignment of a linear accelerator with an electronic portal imaging device (EPID)

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 74-80

  Liu, G ^a   Van Doorn, T ^a   Bezak, E ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electronic portal imaging device; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL TESTING; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS;

ELECTRONIC PORTAL IMAGING DEVICE (EPID);

LINEAR ACCELERATORS;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; COLLIMATOR; DEVICE; ELECTRON ACCELERATOR; IMAGING SYSTEM; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MECHANICS; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION BEAM; ROTATION;

HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; ROTATION;

EID: 0034270315     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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