Medical Dosimetry
Volume 31, Issue 3 , Pages 224-232 , Autumn 2006

Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for carcinoma of the maxillary sinus: A comparison of IMRT planning systems

  • Raef S. Ahmed, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham AL
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  • Roger Ove, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham AL
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Roger Ove, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 619 19th Street, Birmingham, AL 35249.
    • ,
  • Jun Duan, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham AL
    • ,
  • Richard Popple, Ph.D.
    • ,
  • Glenn B. Cobb, C.M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Cancer Care, Huntsville AL

Received 10 June 2004 ,Accepted 16 August 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2005.08.006

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 31, Issue 3 , Pages 224-232 , Autumn 2006

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