A low Z linac and flat panel imager: Comparison with the conventional imaging approach

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 6305-6319

  Roberts, D A ^a   Hansen, V N ^a   Niven, A C ^b   Thompson, M G ^b   Seco, J ^c   Evans, P M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b Elekta Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; CESIUM; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

A CARBONS; CAESIUM IODIDES; CONVENTIONAL IMAGING; DOSE REDUCTIONS; ELECTRON WINDOWS; FLAT PANELS; HEAD AND NECKS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; PRIMARY ELECTRONS; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIOS;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

CARBON; CESIUM; NICKEL; SILICON; WATER;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; ELECTRON; GEOMETRY; IMAGING SYSTEM; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIGRAPHY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; X RAY;

MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 58149252288     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/22/003     Document Type: Article

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