Medical Dosimetry
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 28-34 , Spring 2011

Conformal Locoregional Breast Irradiation with an Oblique Parasternal Photon Field Technique

Received 10 April 2009 ,Accepted 26 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2009.10.006

Medical Dosimetry
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