Measurement of patient imaging dose for real-time kilovoltage x-ray intrafraction tumour position monitoring in prostate patients.

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Published in Phys Med Biol on April 20, 2012

Authors

James K Crocker1, Jin Aun Ng, Paul J Keall, Jeremy T Booth

Author Affiliations

1: Northern Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia.

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