Medical Dosimetry
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 10-13 , Spring 2011

A Low-Dose Ipsilateral Lung Restriction Improves 3-D Conformal Planning for Partial Breast Radiation Therapy

Presented in part at the 2007 Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting, October 9–13, 2007, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Received 15 December 2008 ,Accepted 21 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2009.10.003

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 10-13 , Spring 2011

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