Evaluation of an Epson flatbed scanner to read Gafchromic EBT films for radiation dosimetry

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1073-1085

  Ferreira, B C ^a,b   Lopes, M C ^b   Capela, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b EPE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION CURVES; DOSE UNCERTAINTIES; ERROR PROPAGATION ANALYSIS; FILM DOSIMETRIES; FILM NOISE; FILM ORIENTATIONS; FLAT-BED SCANNERS; GAFCHROMIC EBT; MULTI SCANS; NON-UNIFORM; OPTICAL DENSITIES; OVER ESTIMATIONS; PHOTON BEAMS; POLYNOMIAL EXPRESSIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCANNING DEVICES; SCANNING RESOLUTIONS; TRANSMISSION MODES; WIENER FILTERS;

ADAPTIVE FILTERING; CALIBRATION; COLOR; DENSITY (OPTICAL); DENSITY MEASUREMENT (OPTICAL); DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; PIXELS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

SCANNING;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOSIMETRY; EVALUATION; FILM; FLATBED SCANNER; GAFCHROMIC EBT; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; PARAMETER; PHOTON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIODIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FILM DOSIMETRY; RADIATION DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 63649119703     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/4/017     Document Type: Article

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