Characterization of responses of 2d array seven29 detector and its combined use with octavius phantom for the patient-specific quality assurance in rapidarc treatment delivery

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-60

  Syamkumar, S A ^a   Padmanabhan, Sriram ^a   Sukumar, Prabakar ^a   Nagarajan, Vivekanandan ^a  

^a CANCER INSTITUTE WIA   (India)

Author keywords

2D Seven29 array; Quality assurance; RapidArc

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECTIONAL DEPENDENCY; DOSE RATE; DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; OCTAVIUS PHANTOM; OUTPUT FACTOR; PERFORMANCE; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RADIOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOURCE TO SURFACE DISTANCE; STANDARD; TREATMENT PLANNING; WATER PHANTOM;

INDIA; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84856789133     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: 18734022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2010.12.013     Document Type: Article

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