Medical Dosimetry
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 16-22 , Spring 2007

Intensity modulation with respiratory gating for radiotherapy of the pleural space

Received 1 September 2005 ,Accepted 11 October 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2006.10.002

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 16-22 , Spring 2007

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