Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 95, Issue 2 , Pages 257-258 , May 2010

IMRT can be faster to deliver than conformal radiotherapy

  • Michael V. Williams

      Affiliations

    • Oncology Centre, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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  • Andrew C.F. Hoole

      Affiliations

    • Medical Physics Department, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK
    • ,
  • June C. Dean

      Affiliations

    • Oncology Centre, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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  • Simon G. Russell

      Affiliations

    • Oncology Centre, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK
    • ,
  • Simon J. Thomas

      Affiliations

    • Medical Physics Department, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK
    • ,
  • Jamie Fairfoul

      Affiliations

    • Medical Physics Department, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK
    • ,
  • Neil G. Burnet

      Affiliations

    • University of Cambridge, Department of Oncology, Oncology Centre, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK

Received 21 December 2009 ,Revised 17 February 2010 ,Accepted 17 February 2010.

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PII: S0167-8140(10)00108-8

doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.02.015

Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 95, Issue 2 , Pages 257-258 , May 2010

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