IMRT implementation and patient specific dose verification with film and ion chamber array detectors
By: Sathiyan Saminathan, Ravikumar Manickam, Varatharaj Chandraraj, Sanjay Supe and Subbarao Keshava
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10013-009-0009-5 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 (formerly 1425-4689) | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
Language: English
Page range: 87 - 102
Published on: Sep 22, 2010
Published by: Polish Society of Medical Physics
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