Radiation induced current in the RF coils of integrated linac-MR systems: The effect of buildup and magnetic field

Medical Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 5004-5014

  Burke, Ben ^a   Ghila, Andrei ^a   Fallone, B G ^a,b   Rathee, Satyapal ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CROSS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

image guided radiotherapy; linac MR; Monte Carlo; radiation induced current; radiofrequency coils

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COPPER; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INDUCED CURRENTS; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PHANTOMS; PLATE METAL; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; RADIATION EFFECTS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ALUMINUM CONDUCTORS; CYLINDRICAL GEOMETRY; EFFECT OF MAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTRONIC EQUILIBRIUM; IMAGE GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY; LINAC-MR; RADIATION-INDUCED CURRENTS; RADIO FREQUENCY COILS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

PENELOPE; SOLENOIDEA;

EID: 84864711005     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.4737097     Document Type: Article

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