Characterization of image quality and image-guidance performance of a preclinical microirradiator

Medical Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 845-856

  Clarkson, R ^a   Lindsay, P E ^a,b   Ansell, S ^a   Wilson, G ^a   Jelveh, S ^a   Hill, R P ^a,b   Jaffray, D A ^a,b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

cone beam computed tomography; image guidance; micro CT; micro IGRT; small animal radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; ANIMALS; GEOMETRY; IMAGE QUALITY; IRRADIATION; PHANTOMS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SILICON DETECTORS; X RAY DETECTORS; X RAY TUBES; X RAYS;

CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE GUIDANCES; MICRO CT; MICRO-IGRT; SMALL ANIMAL;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79551673399     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3533947     Document Type: Article

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