Intra- and interfractional reproducibility of tangential breast fields: A prospective on-line portal imaging study

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 733-740

  Fein, Douglas A ^a   McGee, Kiaran P ^a   Schultheiss, Timothy E ^a   Fowble, Barbara L ^a   Hanks, Gerald E ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast; EPID; Setup reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030059743     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(95)02037-3     Document Type: Article

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