Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 88, Issue 3 , Pages 289-309 , September 2008

A literature review of electronic portal imaging for radiotherapy dosimetry

  • Wouter van Elmpt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO), GROW, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Wouter van Elmpt, Department of Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO), GROW, University Hospital Maastricht, Dr. Tanslaan 12, NL-6229 ET Maastricht, The Netherlands.
    • Both authors contributed equally to this work.
    • ,
  • Leah McDermott

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Both authors contributed equally to this work.
    • ,
  • Sebastiaan Nijsten

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO), GROW, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Markus Wendling

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Philippe Lambin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO), GROW, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • Ben Mijnheer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO), GROW, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • Department of Radiation Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Received 9 April 2008 ,Revised 9 July 2008 ,Accepted 12 July 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.07.008

Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 88, Issue 3 , Pages 289-309 , September 2008

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