Characterization of linear accelerator X-ray source size using a laminated beam-spot camera
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Characterization of linear accelerator X‐ray source size using a laminated beam‐spot camera
A laminated beam-spot camera of length 20 cm and effective cross-sectional area 2.5 cm × 3 cm was designed and constructed for the measurement of X-ray beam-spot sizes on different models of Siemens accelerators. With the accelerator gantry at 180° and camera positioned on an accessory tray holder, an XV film placed in contact with the camera at the distal end of it detected those X-rays that w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1526-9914
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v12i3.3463