Medical Dosimetry
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Pages 255-263 , Winter 2010

Peripheral Doses from Noncoplanar IMRT for Pediatric Radiation Therapy

  • Monica W.K. Kan, M.Phil.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Monica W. K. Kan, M.Phil., Department of Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • ,
  • Lucullus H.T. Leung, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • ,
  • Dora L.W. Kwong, F.R.C.R.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • ,
  • Wicger Wong, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • ,
  • Nelson Lam, M.Phil.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

Received 3 December 2008 ,Accepted 16 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2009.07.003

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Pages 255-263 , Winter 2010

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