Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 95, Issue 2 , Pages 142-148 , May 2010

Single Arc Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy of head and neck cancer

  • Anders Bertelsen

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
    • Laboratory of Radiation Physicsand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
    • ,
  • Christian R. Hansen

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Radiation Physicsand
    • ,
  • Jørgen Johansen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
    • ,
  • Carsten Brink

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
    • Laboratory of Radiation Physicsand

Received 24 August 2009 ,Revised 14 January 2010 ,Accepted 17 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.01.011

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