Development of a Method to Measure the Radiation Isocenter Size of Linear Accelerators and Quantitative Analysis of the Radiation Isocenter Size for Clinac 21EX Linear Accelerator |
Jeon, Ho-Sang
(Department of Radiation Oncology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital)
Nam, Ji-Ho (Department of Radiation Oncology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital) Park, Dahl (Department of Radiation Oncology, Pusan National University Hospital) Kim, Yong-Ho (Department of Radiation Oncology, Pusan National University Hospital) Kim, Won-Taek (Department of Radiation Oncology, Pusan National University School of Medicine) Kim, Dong-Won (Department of Radiation Oncology, Pusan National University School of Medicine) Ki, Yong-Kan (Department of Radiation Oncology, Pusan National University Hospital) Kim, Dong-Hyun (Department of Radiation Oncology, Pusan National University Hospital) |
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