Clinical use of electronic portal imaging

Seminars in Radiation Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 157-167

  Herman, Michael G ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BREAST; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTRONIC PORTAL IMAGING; GYNECOLOGICAL RADIOGRAPHY; HEAD; IMAGING SYSTEM; LUNG; NECK; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; TARGET ORGAN; TECHNOLOGY; THORAX; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 20644472432     PISSN: 10534296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2005.01.002     Document Type: Article

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