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Analysis of daily changes in volume and predicted doses for critical organs and the prostate during radiotherapy

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjmpe-2025-0040 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
Language: English
Page range: 334 - 340
Submitted on: Oct 29, 2025
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Accepted on: Nov 30, 2025
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Published on: Dec 17, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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