Medical Dosimetry
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 16-19 , Spring 2009

A Technique for Verification of Isocenter Position in Tangential Field Breast Irradiation

Received 2 March 2007 ,Accepted 20 July 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2007.07.002

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 16-19 , Spring 2009

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