What's new in target volume definition for radiologists in ICRU Report 71? How can the ICRU volume definitions be integrated in clinical practice?
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What's new in target volume definition for radiologists in ICRU Report 71? How can the ICRU volume definitions be integrated in clinical practice?
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer Imaging
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1470-7330
DOI: 10.1102/1470-7330.2007.0013