A Comparative Study of Radiation Therapy Planning between Volumetric-Modulated Arc Therapy and Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy in Nasopharyngeal Cancer
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Kim, Ji-Sung
(Department of Radiation Oncology, Gachon University of Medical and Science)
Lee, Seok-Ho (Department of Radiation Oncology, Gachon University of Medical and Science) Lee, Seung-Heon (Department of Radiation Oncology, Gachon University of Medical and Science) Kim, Hye-Young (Department of Radiation Oncology, Gachon University of Medical and Science) Choi, Jin-Ho (Department of Radiation Oncology, Gachon University of Medical and Science) Lee, Kyu-Chan (Department of Radiation Oncology, Gachon University of Medical and Science) Kim, Dong-Young (Department of Otolaryngology, Gachon University of Medical and Science) |
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