Performance Evaluation of Radiochromic Films and Dosimetry CheckTM for Patient-specific QA in Helical Tomotherapy
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Park, Su Yeon
(Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Comprehensive Cancer Center, Samsung Medical Center)
Chae, Moon Ki (Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Comprehensive Cancer Center, Samsung Medical Center) Lim, Jun Teak (Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Comprehensive Cancer Center, Samsung Medical Center) Kwon, Dong Yeol (Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Comprehensive Cancer Center, Samsung Medical Center) Kim, Hak Joon (Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center) Chung, Eun Ah (Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Comprehensive Cancer Center, Samsung Medical Center) Kim, Jong Sik (Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Comprehensive Cancer Center, Samsung Medical Center) |
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