An investigation into the use of CMOS active pixel technology in image-guided radiotherapy

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3159-3174

  Osmond, J P F ^a   Harris, E J ^b   Clark, A T ^c   Ott, R J ^b   Holland, A D ^a   Evans, P M ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COPYING; ELECTROTHERAPEUTICS; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; PHASE SHIFTERS; PIXELS; SENSORS; TUMORS;

ACTIVE PIXEL SENSORS; ACTIVE PIXELS; CMOS APS; FPGA DESIGNS; IMAGE-GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY; LARGE SIZES; MEGAVOLTAGE; RADIATION HARDNESS; TUMOURS;

IMAGE SENSORS;

ACTIVE PIXEL SENSOR; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; COLLIMATOR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; METALS; OXIDES; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEMICONDUCTORS; SKULL;

EID: 45949088221     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/12/006     Document Type: Article

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