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Use of a megavoltage constancy meter for orthovoltage quality assurance
Author(s) -
Nikolic M.,
Van Dyk J.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.596962
Subject(s) - quality assurance , metre , medical physics , nuclear medicine , medicine , physics , external quality assessment , pathology , astronomy
A commercial megavoltage constancy meter was tested for routine checks of the x‐ray output of an orthovoltage therapy unit. A practical method of using the meter for both output and energy checks was developed and is presented as part of an orthovoltage quality assurance program.