A 4D treatment planning tool for the evaluation of motion effects on lung cancer treatments

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Ding, M ^a   Newman, F ^a   Gaspar, L ^c   Kavanagh, B ^a   Stuhr, K ^a   Raben, D ^a   Li, J S ^b   Ma, C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 44649182117     PISSN: 17426588     EISSN: 17426596     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/102/1/012008     Document Type: Article

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