A Monte Carlo tool for combined photon and proton treatment planning verification

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Seco, J ^a   Jiang, H ^b   Herrup, D ^a   Kooy, H ^a   Paganetti, H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

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EID: 34548674505     PISSN: 17426588     EISSN: 17426596     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/74/1/021014     Document Type: Article

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