Medical Dosimetry
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 188-195 , Autumn 2007

Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy Improves Target Coverage and Parotid Gland Sparing When Delivering Total Mucosal Irradiation in Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck of Unknown Primary Site

Received 21 November 2006 ,Accepted 2 January 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2007.01.002

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 188-195 , Autumn 2007

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