Evaluation of the effects of sagging shifts on isocenter accuracy and image quality of cone-beam CT from kV on-board imagers

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 180-194

  Ali, Imad ^a   Ahmad, Salahuddin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cone beam CT (CBCT); Image quality; Isocenter; On board imager (OBI); Sagging shifts

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749251995     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v10i3.2930     Document Type: Article

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