Megavoltage X-ray imaging based on Cerenkov effect: A new application of optical fibres to radiation therapy

International Journal of Optics

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Teymurazyan, A ^a   Pang, G ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL FIBERS; RADIOTHERAPY;

ACTIVE MATRIX FLAT-PANEL IMAGERS; DETECTION QUANTUM EFFICIENCIES; ELECTRONIC PORTAL IMAGING DEVICES; ENERGY RESPONSE; NEW APPLICATIONS; RADIOTHERAPY APPLICATIONS; SCATTERED X-RAYS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

X RAY DETECTORS;

EID: 84855593204     PISSN: 16879384     EISSN: 16879392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/724024     Document Type: Article

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