Rationale of intensity modulated radiation therapy: A clinician's point of view

Image-Guided IMRT

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-9

  De Neve, Wilfried ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

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EID: 78650137271     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-30356-1_1     Document Type: Chapter

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