Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 258-267 , October 2007

Different Styles of Image-Guided Radiotherapy

  • Marcel van Herk

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Marcel van Herk, Department of Radiotherapy, The Netherlands Cancer Institute/Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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