Designing an optical distance indicator for a radiation therapy accelerator

Authors
Maughan, RL
Citation
Rl. Maughan, Designing an optical distance indicator for a radiation therapy accelerator, MED PHYS, 26(2), 1999, pp. 236-238
Citations number
1
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
MEDICAL PHYSICS
ISSN journal
00942405 → ACNP
Volume
26
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
236 - 238
Database
ISI
SICI code
0094-2405(199902)26:2<236:DAODIF>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The computational aspects of the design of an optical distance indicator (O DI) for use with a radiation therapy accelerator are discussed. The specifi cs of the optical and mechanical design of an ODI for use with a supercondu cting cyclotron used for fast neutron therapy are presented. (C) 1999 Ameri can Association of Physicists in Medicine. [S0094-2405(99)01802-7].