Medical Dosimetry
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 23-32 , Spring 2007

Determination of critical dosimetric parameters for breast radiation using forward-planned segmented fields for intensity modulation

Received 15 February 2006 ,Accepted 16 October 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2006.10.003

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 23-32 , Spring 2007

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