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Assessment of set-up errors in the radiotherapy of patients with head and neck cancer: standard vs. individual head support Cover

Assessment of set-up errors in the radiotherapy of patients with head and neck cancer: standard vs. individual head support

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2020-0036 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 364 - 370
Submitted on: Feb 17, 2020
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Accepted on: May 3, 2020
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Published on: Jun 6, 2020
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2020 Sabina Androjna, Valerija Zager Marcius, Primoz Peterlin, Primoz Strojan, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
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