Quality assurance for computed-tomography simulators and the computed-tomography-simulation process: report of the AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group No. 66.
This document presents recommendations of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) for quality assurance of computed-tomography- (CT) simulators and CT-simulation process. This report was prepared by Task Group No. 66 of the AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee. It was approved by the Radiation Therapy Committee and by the AAPM Science Council.
Mutic
Sasa
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Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA. mutic@radonc.wustl.edu
Palta
Jatinder R
JR
Butker
Elizabeth K
EK
Das
Indra J
IJ
Huq
M Saiful
MS
Loo
Leh-Nien Dick
LN
Salter
Bill J
BJ
McCollough
Cynthia H
CH
Van Dyk
Jacob
J
D003198:Computer Simulation; D003201:Computers; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D015233:Models, Statistical; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D011786:Quality Control; D011835:Radiation Protection; D011874:Radiometry; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards*; D014965:X-Rays