Three-dimensional dose reconstruction of breast cancer treatment using portal imaging

Medical Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2376-2389

  Louwe, R J W ^a   Damen, E M F ^a   Van Herk, M ^a   Minken, A W H ^a   Torzsok O ^a   Mijnheer, B J ^a  

^a ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Dose verification; EPID; Portal dosimetry; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; DOSIMETRY; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY;

ANTHROPOMORPHIC BREAST PHANTOM; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CANCER TREATMENT; DOSE VERIFICATION; ELECTRONIC PORTAL IMAGING DEVICES; EPID; PORTAL DOSIMETRIES; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D);

IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; FILM DOSIMETER; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PHANTOM; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0141631863     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1589496     Document Type: Article

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