Theoretical Benefits of Dynamic Collimation in Pencil Beam Scanning Proton Therapy for Brain Tumors: Dosimetric and Radiobiological Metrics
- 6 October 2015
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
- Vol. 95 (1), 171-180
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.08.030
Abstract
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- Ion Beam Applications
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