Assessment of portal image resolution improvement using an external aluminum target and polystyrene electron filter

Assessment of portal image resolution improvement using an external aluminum target and polystyrene electron filter

Abstract Background In this study, an external 8 mm thick aluminum target was installed on the upper accessory tray mount of a medical linear accelerator head. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of the external aluminum target beam (Al-target beam) on the portal image quality by...

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Main Authors: Jonggeun Baek, Hyungdong Kim, Byungyong Kim, Youngkee Oh, Hyunsoo Jang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Low-Z target
Portal imaging
Spatial resolution
Contrast resolution
Contrast and details
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-019-1274-4

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