Evaluation of Dose Volume and Radiobiological Indices by the Dose Calculation Grid Size in Nasopharyngeal Cancer VMAT
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Kang, Dong-Jin
(Department of Radiation Oncology, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital)
Jung, Jae-Yong (Department of Radiation Oncology, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital) Shin, Young-Joo (Department of Radiation Oncology, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital) Min, Jung-Whan (Department of Radiological technology, Shingu University) Shim, Jae-Goo (Department of Radiologic technology, Daegu Health College) Park, So-Hyun (Department of Radiation Oncology, Jeju National University Hospital) |
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