Physical considerations in the use of intensity modulated radiotherapy to produce three-dimensional conformal dose distributions

Journal of JASTRO

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 191-203

  Verhey, Lynn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformai radiotherapy; Intensity modulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006589468     PISSN: 10409564     EISSN: 18819885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11182/jastro1989.12.191     Document Type: Article

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