How accurate is image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) delivered with a micro-irradiator?
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Physics: Conference Series
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1742-6596
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/444/1/012070