A Leaf Sequencing Algorithm for Multileaf Collimator in Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy
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عنوان ژورنال: Reports of Radiotherapy and Oncology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2345-3192,2345-3184
DOI: 10.5812/rro.4922