Automated delineation of brain structures in patients undergoing radiotherapy for primary brain tumors: From atlas to dose–volume histograms
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عنوان ژورنال: Radiotherapy and Oncology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0167-8140
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2014.06.006