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Electron contamination modeling and reduction in a 1 T open bore inline MRI‐linac system
dc.contributor.authorOborn, B. M.
dc.contributor.authorKolling, S.
dc.contributor.authorMetcalfe, P. E.
dc.contributor.authorCrozier, S.
dc.contributor.authorLitzenberg, D. W.
dc.contributor.authorKeall, P. J.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-06T20:46:11Z
dc.date.available2017-01-06T20:46:11Z
dc.date.issued2014-05
dc.identifier.citationOborn, B. M.; Kolling, S.; Metcalfe, P. E.; Crozier, S.; Litzenberg, D. W.; Keall, P. J. (2014). "Electron contamination modeling and reduction in a 1 T open bore inline MRI‐linac system." Medical Physics 41(5): n/a-n/a.
dc.identifier.issn0094-2405
dc.identifier.issn2473-4209
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/134819
dc.publisherAmerican Association of Physicists in Medicine
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.
dc.subject.otherLinear accelerators
dc.subject.otherBiological material, e.g. blood, urine; Haemocytometers
dc.subject.otherInvolving electronic [emr] or nuclear [nmr] magnetic resonance, e.g. magnetic resonance imaging
dc.subject.othermagnetic deflector
dc.subject.otherMonte Carlo simulation
dc.subject.otherskin dose
dc.subject.otherelectron contamination
dc.subject.otherMRI‐linac
dc.subject.otherskin
dc.subject.otherphantoms
dc.subject.otherMonte Carlo methods
dc.subject.otherlinear accelerators
dc.subject.othercontamination
dc.subject.otherbiomedical MRI
dc.subject.otherMonte Carlo simulations
dc.subject.otherMagnetic resonance imaging
dc.subject.otherElectron scattering
dc.subject.otherPermanent magnets
dc.subject.otherLinear accelerators
dc.subject.otherMagnets
dc.subject.otherMagnetic fields
dc.subject.otherDosimetry
dc.subject.otherMagnetic resonance imaging
dc.subject.otherRadiation therapy
dc.subject.otherMonte Carlo methods
dc.subject.otherField size
dc.titleElectron contamination modeling and reduction in a 1 T open bore inline MRI‐linac system
dc.typeArticleen_US
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dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelMedicine (General)
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciences
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.contributor.affiliationumDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan Hospital and Health Systems, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
dc.contributor.affiliationotherSydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
dc.contributor.affiliationotherIllawarra Cancer Care Centre (ICCC), Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia and Centre for Medical Radiation Physics (CMRP), University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
dc.contributor.affiliationotherCentre for Medical Radiation Physics (CMRP), University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia and Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, NSW 2170, Australia
dc.contributor.affiliationotherSchool of Information Technology and Electric Engineering, University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia
dc.contributor.affiliationotherSydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia and Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, NSW 2170, Australia
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/134819/1/mp1618.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1118/1.4871618
dc.identifier.sourceMedical Physics
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