Calculation of x-ray transmission through a multileaf collimator.

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Published in Med Phys on August 01, 2000

Authors

Y Chen1, A L Boyer, C M Ma

Author Affiliations

1: Radiation Oncology Department, Stanford University School of Medicine, California 94305-5304, USA. ychen@reyes.stanford.edu

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