Fast, high-resolution 3D dosimetry utilizing a novel optical-CT scanner incorporating tertiary telecentric collimation

Medical Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 101-111

  Sakhalkar, H S ^a   Oldham, M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

3D dosimetry; Optical CT; PRESAGE ; Quality assurance; Radiation; Telecentric

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; HEAT RADIATION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IRRADIATION; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT SOURCES; MOLLUSCS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOTHERAPY; SCANNING; SHELLFISH; STRAY LIGHT;

INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; OPTICAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OPTICAL CT; QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATES; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TELECENTRIC; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D); TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; DEVICE; DOSIMETRY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 37549056236     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2804616     Document Type: Article

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