Intra and Interfraction Mediastinal Nodal Region Motion: Implications for Internal Target Volume Expansions
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Medical Dosimetry
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0958-3947
DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2008.07.003