Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 81, Issue 2 , Pages 168-175 , November 2006

Dosimetric pre-treatment verification of IMRT using an EPID; clinical experience

Received 4 November 2005 ,Revised 7 September 2006 ,Accepted 22 September 2006.

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Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 81, Issue 2 , Pages 168-175 , November 2006

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