Dosimetric verification of x-ray fields with steep dose gradients using an electronic portal imaging device

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 157-166

  Vieira, S C ^a   Dirkx, M L P ^a   Pasma, K L ^a   Heijmen, B J M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DOSIMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHOTONS; X RAYS;

X RAY FIELDS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

METAL; WATER;

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CAMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FLUORESCENCE; FLUOROSCOPY; IMAGING SYSTEM; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIOTHERAPY; X RAY;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILM DOSIMETRY; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; WATER; X-RAYS;

EID: 0037458227     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/48/2/302     Document Type: Article

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