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Image guided high-dose-rate brachytherapy versus volumetric modulated arc therapy for head and neck cancer: A comparative analysis of dosimetry for target volume and organs at risk Cover

Image guided high-dose-rate brachytherapy versus volumetric modulated arc therapy for head and neck cancer: A comparative analysis of dosimetry for target volume and organs at risk

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|Nov 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2018-0042 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 461 - 467
Submitted on: Jun 19, 2018
Accepted on: Oct 6, 2018
Published on: Nov 12, 2018
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2018 Hironori Akiyama, Csilla Pesznyák, Dalma Béla, Örs Ferenczi, Tibor Major, Csaba Polgár, Zoltán Takácsi-Nagy, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
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