Medical Dosimetry
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 214-216 , Autumn 2009

Supine Craniospinal Irradiation Setup with Two Spine Fields

Received 18 June 2008 ,Accepted 29 August 2008.

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PII: S0958-3947(08)00133-7

doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2008.08.009

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 214-216 , Autumn 2009