A system to acquire a first image of a radiation field, the radiation
field produced by a radiation beam, and to determine a second image based
on the first image and based on a reference image of a reference
radiation field having substantially homogeneous intensity, the second
image representing characteristics of the radiation beam. Some
embodiments provide acquisition of a first profile associated with a
radiation beam using a radiation detection device, acquisition of a first
image of a first radiation field produced by the radiation beam using an
imaging device, determination of a map between the first image and the
first profile, acquisition a second image of a second radiation field
using the imaging device, and determination of a second profile based on
the map and the second image.