Rounded leaf end effect of multileaf collimator on penumbra width and radiation field offset: an analytical and numerical study
By: Dong Zhou, Hui Zhang and Peiqing Ye
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Language: English
Page range: 299 - 306
Submitted on: Feb 1, 2015
Accepted on: Mar 22, 2015
Published on: Aug 21, 2015
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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