Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 30-38 , January 2011

Generalized EPID calibration for in vivo transit dosimetry

  • Andrea Fidanzio

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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  • Savino Cilla

      Affiliations

    • UO di Fisica Sanitaria, Centro di Ricerca e Formazione ad Alta Tecnologia nelle Scienze Biomediche, dell'Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Campobasso, Italy
    • ,
  • Francesca Greco

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
    • ,
  • Laura Gargiulo

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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  • Luigi Azario

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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  • Domenico Sabatino

      Affiliations

    • UO di Fisica Sanitaria, Centro di Ricerca e Formazione ad Alta Tecnologia nelle Scienze Biomediche, dell'Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Campobasso, Italy
    • ,
  • Angelo Piermattei

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
    • UO di Fisica Sanitaria, Centro di Ricerca e Formazione ad Alta Tecnologia nelle Scienze Biomediche, dell'Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Campobasso, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Istituto di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo F. Vito 1, Rome 00168, Italy. Tel.: +39 6 30154997; fax: +39 6 3078852.

Received 13 July 2009 ,Revised 7 December 2009 ,Accepted 3 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2010.02.002

Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 30-38 , January 2011

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