Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 87, Issue 3 , Pages 350-356 , June 2008

Evaluation of three different CT simulation and planning procedures for the preoperative irradiation of operable rectal cancer

Received 1 June 2007 ,Revised 27 March 2008 ,Accepted 30 March 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.03.024

Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 87, Issue 3 , Pages 350-356 , June 2008

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