title: Practical quantitative measurement of graticule misalignment relative to collimator axis of rotation.
abstract: We design a practical procedure for measuring translational and rotational misalignment of graticule with collimator axis of rotation and collimator jaws, respectively. The procedure's quantitative results are accurate to less than 0.2 mm (at isocenter) and do not assume alignment of radiation focal spot with collimator axis of rotation. When provided with these quantitative results, the manufacturer can custom-adjust graticules to the purchaser's collimator head.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143-1708, USA. halabit@radonc.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Tarek
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Halabi
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Faddegon
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010315:Particle Accelerators / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012399:Rotation