Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 81, Issue 2 , Pages 151-157 , November 2006

Dynamic intensity-modulated non-coplanar arc radiotherapy (INCA) for head and neck cancer

Received 30 December 2005 ,Revised 26 June 2006 ,Accepted 15 September 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2006.09.004

Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 81, Issue 2 , Pages 151-157 , November 2006

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