A field size specific backscatter correction algorithm for accurate EPID dosimetry

Medical Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2425-2434

  Berry, Sean L ^a,b   Polvorosa, Cynthia S ^c   Wuu, Cheng Shie ^c  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Backscatter; Dose verification; EPID; Field size; Portal dosimetry

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; BACKSCATTERING; DOSIMETRY; PATIENT TREATMENT;

BACKSCATTER SIGNALS; BACKSCATTERED RADIATION; CORRECTION ALGORITHMS; DOSE VERIFICATION; EPID; FIELD SIZE; GENERALIZED EQUATIONS; PORTAL DOSIMETRIES;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

EID: 77953493215     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3400043     Document Type: Article

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