Medical Dosimetry
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 206-214 , Autumn 2008

Influence of Pro-Qura–generated Plans on Postimplant Dosimetric Quality: A Review of a Multi-Institutional Database

Received 26 June 2007 ,Accepted 18 September 2007.

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PII: S0958-3947(07)00159-8

doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2007.09.001

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 206-214 , Autumn 2008

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