Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 90, Issue 1 , Pages 60-65 , January 2009

Significance of breast boost volume changes during radiotherapy in relation to current clinical interobserver variations

Received 13 July 2007 ,Revised 29 November 2007 ,Accepted 6 December 2007.

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PII: S0167-8140(07)00653-6

doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.12.001

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Volume 90, Issue 1 , Pages 60-65 , January 2009

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