Medical Dosimetry
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 195-207 , Autumn 2010

Dose Calculation on KV Cone Beam CT Images: An Investigation of the Hu-Density Conversion Stability and Dose Accuracy Using the Site-Specific Calibration

Received 10 June 2008 ,Accepted 8 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2009.06.001

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 195-207 , Autumn 2010

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