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Teymurazyan et al., 2012

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1249736344015646874
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Teymurazyan A
Pang G
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Medical Physics

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A Monte Carlo simulation was used to study imaging and dosimetric characteristics of a novel design of a megavoltage (MV) x‐ray imaging detector. The proposed detector consists of a matrix of optical fibers aligned with the incident x‐rays and coupled to an active matrix …
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