Electron beam treatment verification using measured and Monte Carlo predicted portal images

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 4977-4994

  Jarry, G ^a   Verhaegen, F ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG DOSAGE; ELECTRON BEAMS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE SENSORS; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ELECTRON BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; ELECTRON BEAM TREATMENT VERIFICATION; ELECTRONIC PORTAL IMAGER (EPI); PHANTOMS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON BEAM; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 27144513423     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 00319155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/21/002     Document Type: Article

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