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Monte Carlo investigations of megavoltage coneâ beam CT using thick, segmented scintillating detectors for soft tissue visualization
dc.contributor.authorWang, Yi
dc.contributor.authorAntonuk, Larry E.
dc.contributor.authorEl‐mohri, Youcef
dc.contributor.authorZhao, Qihua
dc.contributor.authorSawant, Amit
dc.contributor.authorDu, Hong
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-06T20:48:13Z
dc.date.available2017-01-06T20:48:13Z
dc.date.issued2008-01
dc.identifier.citationWang, Yi; Antonuk, Larry E.; El‐mohri, Youcef ; Zhao, Qihua; Sawant, Amit; Du, Hong (2008). "Monte Carlo investigations of megavoltage coneâ beam CT using thick, segmented scintillating detectors for soft tissue visualization." Medical Physics 35(1): 145-158.
dc.identifier.issn0094-2405
dc.identifier.issn2473-4209
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/134940
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.
dc.publisherAmerican Association of Physicists in Medicine
dc.subject.otherMonte Carlo methods
dc.subject.otherphantoms
dc.subject.otherradiation therapy
dc.subject.othersolid scintillation detectors
dc.subject.othertumours
dc.subject.otheractive matrix flatâ panel imager
dc.subject.othersegmented scintillating detectors
dc.subject.othermegavoltage coneâ beam CT
dc.subject.othersoft tissue visualization
dc.subject.othercontrastâ toâ noise ratio
dc.subject.otherScintillation detectors
dc.subject.otherMedical image noise
dc.subject.otherImage sensors
dc.subject.otherMedical imaging
dc.subject.otherCone beam computed tomography
dc.subject.otherDosimetry
dc.subject.otherPhosphors
dc.subject.otherXâ ray detectors
dc.subject.otherMedical Xâ ray imaging
dc.subject.otherElectromagnetic radiation detectors
dc.subject.othercomputerised tomography
dc.subject.otherApplications
dc.subject.otherSimulation
dc.subject.otherComputed tomography
dc.subject.otherReconstruction
dc.subject.otherScintillation detectors
dc.subject.otherDosimetry/exposure assessment
dc.subject.othercancer
dc.subject.otherdosimeters
dc.subject.otherimage reconstruction
dc.subject.othermedical image processing
dc.titleMonte Carlo investigations of megavoltage coneâ beam CT using thick, segmented scintillating detectors for soft tissue visualization
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, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/134940/1/mp8957.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1118/1.2818957
dc.identifier.sourceMedical Physics
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