The cumulative verification image analysis tool for offline evaluation of portal images

John Wong; Di Yan; Jeff Michalski; Mary Graham; Karen Halverson; William Harms; James Purdy

doi:10.1016/0360-3016(95)00270-7

The cumulative verification image analysis tool for offline evaluation of portal images

John Wong, Di Yan, Jeff Michalski, Mary Graham, Karen Halverson, William Harms, James Purdy

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1301-1310
Number of pages	10
Journal	International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
Volume	33
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-3016(95)00270-7
State	Published - Dec 1 1995
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Daily setup variation
Portal imaging
Setup error analysis
Treatment verification

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Radiation
Oncology
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Cancer Research

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