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Cherenkov imaging for linac beam shape analysis as a remote electronic quality assessment verification tool

Miao et al., 2019

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7213475781222335733
Author
Miao T
Bruza P
Pogue B
Jermyn M
Krishnaswamy V
Ware W
Rafie F
Gladstone D
Williams B
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Medical physics

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Purpose A remote imaging system tracking Cherenkov emission was analyzed to verify that the linear accelerator (linac) beam shape could be quantitatively measured at the irradiation surface for Quality Audit (QA). Methods The Cherenkov camera recorded 2D dose images …
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