Use of Flattening Filter Free Photon Beams for Off-axis Targets in Conformal Arc Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy |
Smith, Ashley
(Division of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic)
Kim, Siyong (Department of Radiation Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth University) Serago, Christopher (Division of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic) Hintenlang, Kathleen (Division of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic) Ko, Stephen (Division of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic) Vallow, Laura (Division of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic) Peterson, Jennifer (Division of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic) Hintenlang, David (J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida) Heckman, Michael (Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic) Buskirk, Steven (Division of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic) |
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