A study on conventional IMRT and RapidArc treatment planning techniques for head and neck cancers.

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Published in Rep Pract Oncol Radiother on March 03, 2012

Authors

S A Syam Kumar1, Nagarajan Vivekanandan1, Padmanaban Sriram1

Author Affiliations

1: Medical Physics Department, Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, Chennai, TamilNadu, India.

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