Medical Dosimetry
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 48-54 , Spring 2008

Individualized Margins in 3D Conformal Radiotherapy Planning for Lung Cancer: Analysis of Physiological Movements and Their Dosimetric Impacts

Presented in part at the 2004 Canadian Association of Radiation Oncologists Annual Meeting, September 9–12, Halifax, NS, Canada.

  • François Germain, M.D., M.Sc.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: François Germain, M.D., M.Sc., British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver Island Centre, 2410 Lee Avenue, Victoria, BC, Canada, V8R 6V5.
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  • Luc Beaulieu, Ph.D.
    • ,
  • André Fortin, M.D., M.Sc.

Received 1 February 2007 ,Accepted 15 May 2007.

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PII: S0958-3947(07)00109-4

doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2007.05.003

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 48-54 , Spring 2008

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