Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 94, Issue 2 , Pages 188-194 , February 2010

3D dose delivery verification using repeated cone-beam imaging and EPID dosimetry for stereotactic body radiotherapy of non-small cell lung cancer

  • Wouter van Elmpt

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO clinic), GROW – School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Dr. Tanslaan 12, NL-6229 ET Maastricht, The Netherlands.
    • Both authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Steven Petit

      Affiliations

    • Both authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Dirk De Ruysscher
    • ,
  • Philippe Lambin
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  • André Dekker

Received 19 October 2009 ,Revised 11 December 2009 ,Accepted 20 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2009.12.024

Radiotherapy & Oncology
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