Automated analysis of images acquired with electronic portal imaging device during delivery of quality assurance plans for inversely optimized arc therapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 195-198

  Fredh, Anna ^a   Korreman, Stine ^a   Rosenschöld, Per Munck af ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

EPID; QA; RapidArc

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEVICE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AUTOMATION; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 77249086547     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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