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Clinical use of electronic portal imaging: Report of AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group 58

Overview of attention for article published in Medical Physics, May 2001
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Title
Clinical use of electronic portal imaging: Report of AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group 58
Published in
Medical Physics, May 2001
DOI 10.1118/1.1368128
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Authors

Michael G. Herman, James M. Balter, David A. Jaffray, Kiarin P. McGee, Peter Munro, Shlomo Shalev, Marcel Van Herk, John W. Wong

Abstract

AAPM Task Group 58 was created to provide materials to help the medical physicist and colleagues succeed in the clinical implementation of electronic portal imaging devices (EPIDs) in radiation oncology. This complex technology has matured over the past decade and is capable of being integrated into routine practice. However, the difficulties encountered during the specification, installation, and implementation process can be overwhelming. TG58 was charged with providing sufficient information to allow the users to overcome these difficulties and put EPIDs into routine clinical practice. In answering the charge, this report provides; comprehensive information about the physics and technology of currently available EPID systems; a detailed discussion of the steps required for successful clinical implementation, based on accumulated experience; a review of software tools available and clinical use protocols to enhance EPID utilization; and specific quality assurance requirements for initial and continuing clinical use of the systems. Specific recommendations are summarized to assist the reader with successful implementation and continuing use of an EPID.

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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 367 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.

Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Canada 5 1%
United States 4 1%
United Kingdom 3 <1%
Spain 3 <1%
Ireland 1 <1%
Italy 1 <1%
Belgium 1 <1%
Netherlands 1 <1%
Argentina 1 <1%
Other 1 <1%
Unknown 346 94%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 58 16%
Other 57 16%
Student > Master 52 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 50 14%
Professor > Associate Professor 23 6%
Other 74 20%
Unknown 53 14%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Physics and Astronomy 171 47%
Medicine and Dentistry 78 21%
Engineering 16 4%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 9 2%
Nursing and Health Professions 9 2%
Other 16 4%
Unknown 68 19%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 October 2023.
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#5,446,629
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#837
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#7,061
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Outputs of similar age from Medical Physics
#5
of 26 outputs
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