title: Comparison of ghosting effects for three commercial a-Si EPIDs.
abstract: Many studies have reported dosimetric characteristics of amorphous silicon electronic portal imaging devices (EPIDs). Some studies ascribed a non-linear signal to gain ghosting and image lag. Other reports, however, state the effect is negligible. This study compares the signal-to-monitor unit (MU) ratio for three different brands of EPID systems. The signal was measured for a wide range of monitor units (5-1000), dose-rates, and beam energies. All EPIDs exhibited a relative under-response for beams of few MUs; giving 4 to 10% lower signal-to-MU ratios relative to that of 1000 MUs. This under-response is consistent with ghosting effects due to charge trapping.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: McDermott
authors.forename: S M J J G
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Nijsten
authors.forename: J-J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sonke
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Partridge
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: van Herk
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Mijnheer
mesh_terms: D002138:Calibration; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012825:Silicon / Q000737:chemistry*; D012984:Software; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D012825:Silicon