Gantry angle determination during arc IMRT: Evaluation of a simple EPID-based technique and two commercial inclinometers

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 203-214

  Rowshanfarzad, Pejman ^a   Sabet, Mahsheed ^a,b   O'Connor, Daryl J ^a   McCowan, Peter M ^c,d   McCurdy, Boyd M C ^c,d   Greer, Peter B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b CALVARY MATER NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d CANCERCARE MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

arc IMRT; Gantry angle; Inclinometer; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873527447     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v13i6.3981     Document Type: Article

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