Quality assurance and dosimetric analysis of intensity modulation radiotherapy using compensators for head and neck cancers
By: Atul Tyagi, Sapna Nangia, Kundan Chufal, Maninder Mishra, Dhananjay Ghosh, Sanjay Supe and Man Singh
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10013-009-0019-3 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 (formerly 1425-4689) | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
Language: English
Page range: 193 - 208
Published on: Sep 22, 2010
Published by: Polish Society of Medical Physics
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