Falco et al., 1998 - Google Patents
Preliminary study of a metal/portal detectorFalco et al., 1998
- Document ID
- 14757038005485629444
- Author
- Falco T
- Wang H
- Fallone B
- Publication year
- Publication venue
- Medical Physics
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A feasibility study has been performed on metal/amorphous selenium detectors for megavoltage portal imaging. The metal plates of the detectors were positioned facing the incident 6 MV and Co‐60 photon spectra. The detectors consist of various thicknesses (0.15 …
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- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
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- G01T1/00—Measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation, or cosmic radiation
- G01T1/29—Measurement performed on radiation beams, e.g. position or section of the beam; Measurement of spatial distribution of radiation
- G01T1/2914—Measurement of spatial distribution of radiation
- G01T1/2921—Static instruments for imaging the distribution of radioactivity in one or two dimensions; Radio-isotope cameras
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- G01T—MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
- G01T1/00—Measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation, or cosmic radiation
- G01T1/16—Measuring radiation intensity
- G01T1/20—Measuring radiation intensity with scintillation detectors
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- G01T—MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
- G01T1/00—Measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation, or cosmic radiation
- G01T1/02—Dosimeters
- G01T1/026—Semiconductor dose-rate meters
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B6/00—Apparatus for radiation diagnosis, e.g. combined with radiation therapy equipment
- A61B6/42—Apparatus for radiation diagnosis, e.g. combined with radiation therapy equipment with arrangements for detecting radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis
- A61B6/4291—Apparatus for radiation diagnosis, e.g. combined with radiation therapy equipment with arrangements for detecting radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis the detector being combined with a grid or grating
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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- A61N5/10—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy
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