Comparison of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy Dose Calculations with a PBC and AAA Algorithms in the Lung Cancer
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Oh, Se-An
(Department of Physics, Yeungnam University)
Kang, Min-Kyu (Department of Radiation Oncology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine) Yea, Ji-Woon (Department of Radiation Oncology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine) Kim, Sung-Hoon (Department of Radiation Oncology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine) Kim, Ki-Hwan (Department of Radiation Oncology, Chungnam National University Hospital) Kim, Sung-Kyu (Department of Radiation Oncology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine) |
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