Medical Dosimetry
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 117-125 , Summer 2009

Respiratory Motional Effect on Cone-Beam CT in Lung Radiation Surgery

Received 17 March 2008 ,Accepted 9 July 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2008.07.004

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 117-125 , Summer 2009

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