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Comparison of hybrid volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) technique and double arc VMAT technique in the treatment of prostate cancer Cover

Comparison of hybrid volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) technique and double arc VMAT technique in the treatment of prostate cancer

Radiology and Oncology
Volume 49 (2015): Issue 3 (September 2015)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/raon-2015-0018 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
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Language: English
Page range: 291 - 298
Submitted on: Oct 22, 2014
Accepted on: Feb 26, 2015
Published on: Aug 21, 2015
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
VMAT,
hybrid,
prostate,
planning
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Radiology

© 2015 Christopher Amaloo, Daryl P. Nazareth, Lalith K. Kumaraswamy, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
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