Biologically based treatment planning

Acta Oncologica, Supplement

Volumn 38, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 61-68

  Brahme, Anders ^a  

^a Box 260 ^*  (Sweden)

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Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSE RESPONSE; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOBIOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; RADIATION RESPONSE; REVIEW;

EID: 0032749921     PISSN: 11001704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028418699432789     Document Type: Conference Paper

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