MLC Transmission and Dosimetric Leaf Gap Measurement Using CU Values from Integrated Images of Varian VitalBeam LINAC.

Md. Motiur Rahman; Md Fajle Rabby; Mahmuda Akter; Rubel Ahmed; MMH Bhuiyan; MKA Khan

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Md. Motiur Rahman
Md Fajle Rabby
Mahmuda Akter
Rubel Ahmed
MMH Bhuiyan
MKA Khan

Keywords:

electronic portal imaging device (EPID), VMAT, dosimetric leaf gap (DLG)

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MLC Transmission and Dosimetric Leaf Gap Measurement Using CU Values from Integrated Images of Varian VitalBeam LINAC. (2023). Global Journal of Medical Research, 23(D1), 29-36. https://medicalresearchjournal.org/index.php/GJMR/article/view/102343

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