Precision and Uncertainties in Proton Therapy for Nonmoving Targets

Proton Therapy Physics

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 413-433

  Palta, Jatinder R ^a   Yeung, Daniel K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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