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In the pursuit of perfect planning: comparison between Lightning Inverse Planning and GammaPlan Wizard for gamma knife radiosurgery Cover

In the pursuit of perfect planning: comparison between Lightning Inverse Planning and GammaPlan Wizard for gamma knife radiosurgery

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|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2025-0039 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 285 - 292
Submitted on: Nov 4, 2025
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Accepted on: Apr 15, 2025
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Published on: Jun 21, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2025 Victor Goulenko, Robert J Plunkett, Matthew B Podgorsak, Dheerendra Prasad, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
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