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Gopal, 2009 - Google Patents

High quantum efficiency megavoltage imaging with thick scintillator detectors for image guided radiation therapy

Gopal, 2009

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2751845511004341137
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Gopal A
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In image guided radiation therapy (IGRT), imaging devices serve as guidance systems to aid patient set-up and tumor volume localization. Traditionally, 2-D megavoltage x-ray imagers, referred to as electronic portal imaging devices (EPIDs), have been used for planar target …
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