Planning target volume-to-skin proximity for head-and-neck intensity modulated radiation therapy treatment planning
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عنوان ژورنال: Practical Radiation Oncology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1879-8500
DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2013.04.002