Megavoltage cone-beam computed tomography using a high-efficiency image receptor

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 793-803

  Seppi, Ed J ^a   Munro, Peter ^a   Johnsen, Stan W ^a   Shapiro, Ed G ^a   Tognina, Carlo ^a   Jones, Dan ^a   Pavkovich, John M ^a   Webb, Chris ^a   Mollov, Ivan ^a   Partain, Larry D ^a   Colbeth, Rick E ^a  

^a VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic targeting; Electronic portal imaging device; Megavoltage cone beam CT

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CESIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYSTALS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; IMAGE SENSORS; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHOSPHORS; TISSUE;

IMAGING SYSTEM;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; HEART; KIDNEY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; LIVER; LUNG; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIATION; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SCINTILLATION; SIMULATION; X IRRADIATION;

EID: 0037360947     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(02)04155-X     Document Type: Article

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