Evaluation of the Usefulness of Patient Customized Shielding Block Made with 3D Printer in the Skin Cancer Electron Beam Therapy
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Ahn, Ki-Song
(Department of Radiologic Technology Daegu Health College)
Jung, Woo-Chan (Department of Radiologic Technology Daegu Health College) Kim, Dae-Hyun (Department of Radiation Oncology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital) Kim, Moo-Sub (Department of Biomedical Engineering and Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea) Yoon, Do-Kun (Department of Biomedical Engineering and Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea) Shim, Jae-Goo (Department of Radiologic Technology Daegu Health College) Suh, Tae-Suk (Department of Biomedical Engineering and Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea) |
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