Quality Assurance for Kilo- and Megavoltage In-Room Imaging and Localization for Off- and Online Setup Error Correction

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Balter, James M ^a   Antonuk, Larry E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

AMFPI; Electronic portal imaging; Positioning strategies; Quality assurance; Setup correction

Indexed keywords

ERROR CORRECTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ELECTRONIC PORTAL IMAGING; POSITIONING STRATEGIES; SETUP CORRECTIONS; STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MEDICAL ERRORS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 41749084413     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.06.080     Document Type: Article

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