In Reply to Dr. Ost and Colleagues

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1287-

  Palma, David ^a   Moiseenko, Vitali ^a   Vollans, Emily ^a   McKenzie, Michael ^a   Morris, James ^a   Otto, Karl ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; ORGAN SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITOR; VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY;

EID: 61349180733     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.12.007     Document Type: Letter

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