The linear accelerator mechanical and radiation isocentre assessment with an electronic portal imaging device (EPID)

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 111-117

  Liu, G ^a,b   van Doorn, T ^a,b   Bezak, Eva ^a,b  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

EPID; Isocentre; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; RADIATION; RADIOTHERAPY; SCINTILLATION;

ELECTRONIC PORTAL IMAGING DEVICE (EPID); LOCALIZATION; RADIATION FIELDS; RADIATION ISOCENTERS;

LINEAR ACCELERATORS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GEOMETRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGHT; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MICROCOMPUTER; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PATIENT POSITIONING; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; RADIATION FIELD; RADIOTHERAPY; SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 8744271379     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03178670     Document Type: Article

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