Medical Dosimetry
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 62-70 , Spring 2008

A comprehensive clinical 3-dimensional dosimetric analysis of forward planned IMRT and conventional wedge planned techniques for intact breast radiotherapy

Received 8 August 2006 ,Accepted 1 June 2007.

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PII: S0958-3947(07)00115-X

doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2007.06.001

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 62-70 , Spring 2008

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