Medical Dosimetry
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 259-268 , Winter 2006

Inverse planning of energy-modulated electron beams in radiotherapy

Received 15 November 2004 ,Accepted 14 March 2005.

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Medical Dosimetry
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 259-268 , Winter 2006

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