Medical Dosimetry
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 30-35 , Spring 2008

A Highly Reproducible Bolus Immobilization Technique for the Treatment of Scalp Malignancies

  • Steven H. Lin, M.D., Ph.D.
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  • Diane Latronico, C.M.D.
    • ,
  • Terrance Teslow, Ph.D.
    • ,
  • Gopal K. Bajaj, M.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Gopal K. Bajaj, M.D., John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, 401 North Broadway, Suite 1440, Baltimore, MD 21231.

Received 9 February 2007 ,Accepted 17 April 2007.

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PII: S0958-3947(07)00085-4

doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2007.04.005

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 30-35 , Spring 2008

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