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Study of dosimetric variation due to interfraction organ movement in High Dose Rate Interstital (MUPIT) brachytherapy for gynecologic malignancies Cover

Study of dosimetric variation due to interfraction organ movement in High Dose Rate Interstital (MUPIT) brachytherapy for gynecologic malignancies

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|May 2011

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10013-010-0008-6 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
Language: English
Page range: 85 - 95
Published on: May 5, 2011
Published by: Polish Society of Medical Physics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2011 Thanigaimalai Velmurugan, Prabakar Sukumar, Chokkalingam Krishnappan, Raghavendiran Boopathy, published by Polish Society of Medical Physics
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