Improving IMRT quality control efficiency using an amorphous silicon electronic portal imager

Medical Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3267-3278

  Budgell, G J ^a   Zhang, Q ^a   Trouncer, R J ^a   Mackay, R I ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; EPID; IMRT; Quality control

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DOSIMETRY; EFFICIENCY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOTHERAPY;

AUTOMATIC PROCEDURES; CONTROL EFFICIENCY; DOSIMETRIC PARAMETER; EPID; IMRT; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; NUMERICAL PARAMETERS; SILICON ELECTRONICS;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

SILICON;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COLLIMATOR; DEVICE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRONICS; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MEASUREMENT; MULTILEAF COLLIMATOR; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 28044439624     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2074227     Document Type: Article

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