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Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1218-1226

Kilovoltage energy imaging with a radiotherapy linac with a continuously variable energy range

Author keywords

conebeam CT; linear accelerators; radiotherapy imaging; radiotherapy verification

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COATED STEEL; AMORPHOUS SILICON; COUPLINGS; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRONS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIOTHERAPY; SILICON DETECTORS; TARGET TRACKING; WATER FILTRATION; WAVEGUIDES; X RAY DETECTORS; X RAYS;

EID: 84857813979     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3681011     Document Type: Article
Times cited : (9)

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