Beam angle selection for intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) treatment of unresectable pancreatic cancer: are noncoplanar beam angles necessary?

Clinical and Translational Oncology - Tập 15 Số 9 - Trang 720-724 - 2013
David S. Chang1, G. Bartlett1, Indra J. Das1, Higinia R. Cárdenes1
1Department of Radiation Oncology, IU Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, 535 Barnhill Dr., RT 041, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA

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