Mechanical characterization of the Varian Exact-arm and R-arm support systems for eight aS500 electronic portal imaging devices

Medical Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1707-1713

  Grattan, Mark W D ^a   McGarry, Conor K ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electronic portal imaging device; EPID; Support arm

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; PIXELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ELECTRONIC PORTAL IMAGING DEVICES; EPID; LATERAL DIRECTIONS; LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; POSITIONING ACCURACY; VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS;

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EID: 77950576757     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3368604     Document Type: Article

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