Evaluation of rapid dose map acquisition of a scanning liquid-filled ionization chamber electronic portal imaging device

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1432-1445

  Chang, Jenghwa ^a   Mageras, Gikas S ^a   Ling, Clifton C ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose verification; EPID; IMRT; Transit dosimetry; Treatment verification

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBERS;

IMAGING DEVICES;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; DEVICE; DOSIMETRY; EVALUATION; FILM; IMAGING; IONIZATION CHAMBER; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING LIQUID FILLED IONIZATION CHAMBER ELECTRONIC PORTAL IMAGING DEVICE;

EID: 0037376492     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(02)04490-5     Document Type: Article

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