Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 90, Issue 1 , Pages 93-98 , January 2009

Inter-fraction motion and dosimetric consequences during breast intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT)

  • Pooja Jain

      Affiliations

    • Academic Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Manchester, Manchester M20 4BX, UK
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  • Tom Marchant

      Affiliations

    • North Western Medical Physics, Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M20 4BX, UK
    • ,
  • Melanie Green

      Affiliations

    • Academic Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Manchester, Manchester M20 4BX, UK
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  • Gillian Watkins

      Affiliations

    • Academic Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Manchester, Manchester M20 4BX, UK
    • ,
  • Julie Davies

      Affiliations

    • The Wade Centre for Radiotherapy Research, Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M20 4BX, UK
    • ,
  • Claire McCarthy

      Affiliations

    • The Wade Centre for Radiotherapy Research, Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M20 4BX, UK
    • ,
  • Juliette Loncaster

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Oncology, Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M20 4BX, UK
    • ,
  • Alan Stewart

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Oncology, Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M20 4BX, UK
    • ,
  • Brian Magee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Oncology, Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M20 4BX, UK
    • ,
  • Christopher Moore

      Affiliations

    • North Western Medical Physics, Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M20 4BX, UK
    • ,
  • Pat Price

      Affiliations

    • Academic Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Manchester, Manchester M20 4BX, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Academic Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Manchester, Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Wilmslow Road, Manchester M20 4BX, United Kingdom.

Received 24 July 2008 ,Revised 7 October 2008 ,Accepted 12 October 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.10.010

Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 90, Issue 1 , Pages 93-98 , January 2009

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