A double exposed portal image comparison between electronic portal imaging hard copies and port films in radiation therapy treatment setup confirmation to determine its clinical application in a radiotherapy center

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 191-198

  Hatherly, Kay E ^a,d   Smylie, Josephine C ^b   Rodger, Alan ^c   Dally, Michael J ^c   Davis, Sidney R ^c   Millar, Jeremy L ^c  

^a William Buckland Radiotherapy Centre   (Australia)

^b PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Reprint Requests To: Kay Hatherly   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electronic portal imaging; Port films; Radiotherapy; Treatment verification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; BREAST; CAMERAS AND FILMS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FILM; HEAD; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECK; ONCOLOGY; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; SPINE; TECHNIQUE; THORAX;

HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICS; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 0035174237     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(00)00789-6     Document Type: Article

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