Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 93, Issue 1 , Pages 18-24 , October 2009

Role of image-guided patient repositioning and online planning in localized prostate cancer IMRT

Received 12 February 2009 ,Revised 27 May 2009 ,Accepted 8 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2009.06.011

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