Evaluation of a biplanar diode array dosimeter for quality assurance of step-and-shoot IMRT

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 64-78

  Feygelman, Vladimir ^a   Forster, Kenneth ^a   Opp, Daniel ^a,b   Nilsson, Görgen ^c  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c ScandiDos AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diode array dosimeter; Dose distribution comparison; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Radiation therapy; Three dimensional dosimetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749341600     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v10i4.3080     Document Type: Article

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