Medical Dosimetry
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 62-70 , Spring 2006

Linac-integrated kV-cone beam CT: Technical features and first applications

  • Uwe Oelfke, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Therapy, DKFZ Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: U. Oelfke, Ph.D., Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Therapy, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Thomas Tücking, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Therapy, DKFZ Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Simeon Nill, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Therapy, DKFZ Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Annete Seeber, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Therapy, DKFZ Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Bernd Hesse, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Therapy, DKFZ Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Peter Huber, Ph.D., M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiooncology, DKFZ Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Christoph Thilmann, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Therapy, DKFZ Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Received 21 December 2005

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PII: S0958-3947(05)00195-0

doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2005.12.008

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 62-70 , Spring 2006

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