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A consistency monitor for radiation therapy treatments
Author(s) -
Paliwal Bhudatt R.,
Zaini Mehran,
McNutt Todd,
Fairbanks E. Jeffrey,
Kitchen Rebecca
Publication year - 1996
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 - 10.1118/1.597762
Subject(s) - wedge (geometry) , consistency (knowledge bases) , field size , dosimetry , detector , sensitivity (control systems) , monitor unit , medical physics , nuclear medicine , optics , computer science , physics , medicine , engineering , electronic engineering , artificial intelligence
A thin, large area transparent transmission chamber mounted below the accessory tray is described and its suitability for daily treatment delivery consistency is investigated. The sensitivity of the detector to changes in monitor unit setting, field size, wedge size, missing blocks, and wedges is presented. Some of the other potential applications are also discussed.