International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 4-6 , 1 September 2009

Commissioning and Quality Assurance of RapidArc Radiotherapy Delivery System: In Regard to Ling et al. (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2008;72;575–581): Absence of Data Does Not Constitute Proof; The Proof is in Tasting the Pudding

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.01.083

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 4-6 , 1 September 2009