Radio frequency noise from an MLC: A feasibility study of the use of an MLC for linac-MR systems

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 981-994

  Lamey, M ^a   Yun, J ^a   Burke, B ^a   Rathee, S ^a,b   Fallone, B G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CROSS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLIED MAGNETIC FIELDS; BRUSHLESS FAN MOTORS; BRUSHLESS MOTORS; CLOSE PROXIMITY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FREQUENCY RANGES; FRINGE FIELDS; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; MEGAVOLTAGE; MULTILEAF COLLIMATORS; NEAR FIELD PROBES; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RADIO FREQUENCY NOISE; REAL-TIME IMAGES; RF NOISE; SNR DEGRADATION; TELETHERAPY;

BRUSHLESS DC MOTORS; CABLES; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; RADIO; RADIO WAVES; RADIOTHERAPY; RESONANCE; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPECTRAL DENSITY;

MOTORS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION;

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFACTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIO WAVES; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 76149136071     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/4/005     Document Type: Article

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