Medical Dosimetry
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 293-300 , Winter 2009

Online Kidney Position Verification Using Non-Contrast Radiographs on a Linear Accelerator with on Board KV X-Ray Imaging Capability

Presented at the Australian Institute of Radiograph Annual Scientific Meeting. April 19, 2008, Melbourne Australia.

Received 31 July 2008 ,Accepted 27 November 2008.

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Medical Dosimetry
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 293-300 , Winter 2009

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