Catching errors with in vivo EPID dosimetry

Medical Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2638-2644

  Mans, A ^a   Wendling, M ^a,b   McDermott, L N ^a,c   Sonke, J J ^a   Tielenburg, R ^a   Vijlbrief, R ^a   Mijnheer, B ^a   Van Herk, M ^a   Stroom, J C ^a  

^a ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

In vivo dosimetry; Portal dosimetry; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY;

DOSIMETRIC IMPACT; ELECTRONIC PORTAL IMAGING DEVICES; IN-VIVO; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; NETWORK TRANSFERS; PLANNING TARGET VOLUMES; PORTAL DOSIMETRIES; RADIATION ONCOLOGY;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 77953520249     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3397807     Document Type: Article

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