A study on dosimetric properties of electronic portal imaging device and its use as a quality assurance tool in Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy

Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 248-255

  Sukumar, Prabakar ^a   Padmanaban, Sriram ^a   Jeevanandam, Prakash ^a   Syam Kumar, S A ^a   Nagarajan, Vivekanandan ^a  

^a Cancer Institute WIA   (India)

Author keywords

Dose rate; EPID; Leaf speed; Picket fence; Quality assurance; RapidArc

Indexed keywords

SILICON;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; DEVICE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRONICS; IMAGING; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIOTHERAPY; ROTATION; VELOCITY; VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY;

EID: 82755160858     PISSN: 15071367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rpor.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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