International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 1-3 , 1 September 2009

How Best To Dispose of Extra-Tumoral Dose: A Cautionary Note for Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy

  • Michael Goitein, Ph.D.

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Received 6 May 2009 ,Revised 14 May 2009 ,Accepted 18 May 2009.

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 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S0360-3016(09)00873-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.05.053

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 1-3 , 1 September 2009

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