Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 268-277 , October 2007

Planning in the IGRT Context: Closing the Loop

  • Gig S. Mageras, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Gig S. Mageras, PhD, Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, Tel: 212-639-7721, Fax: 212-717-3010
    • ,
  • James Mechalakos, PhD

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doi: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2007.06.002

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