A GPU-based finite-size pencil beam algorithm with 3D-density correction for radiotherapy dose calculation
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Physics in Medicine and Biology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0031-9155,1361-6560
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/56/11/010