Dosimetric properties of an amorphous-silicon EPID used in continuous acquisition mode for application to dynamic and arc IMRT

Medical Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 3028-3039

  McCurdy, B M C ^a,b   Greer, P B ^c,d  

^a CANCERCARE MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c CALVARY MATER NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continuous acquisition mode; EPID dosimetry; Exit dosimetry; Portal image dosimetry; Real time dose verification

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; PIXELS; RADIOTHERAPY;

ACQUISITION MODES; DOSE VERIFICATION; DOSIMETRIC PROPERTIES; INTENSITY-MODULATED; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; PORTAL IMAGES; REAL TIME ACQUISITION; SILICON ELECTRONICS;

IMAGE ACQUISITION;

SILICON;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CINERADIOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICE; DOSIMETRY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 67649622802     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3148822     Document Type: Article

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