Evaluation of Beam Modeling Using Collapsed Cone Convolution Algorithm for Dose Calculation in Radiation Treatment Planning System
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Jung, Joo-Young
(Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of Korea)
Cho, Woong (Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of Korea) Kim, Min-Joo (Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of Korea) Lee, Jeong-Woo (Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Konkuk University) Suh, Tae-Suk (Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of Korea) |
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