Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 79-83 , April 2010

Adaptive Radiotherapy: Merging Principle Into Clinical Practice

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doi: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2009.11.001

Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 79-83 , April 2010

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