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Three‐dimensional dose distribution for partial irradiation of rat parotid glands with 200 kV X‐rays

F. Cotteleer Department of Radiation and Stress Cellbiology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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H. Faber Department of Radiation Oncology, Groningen University Hospital, PO Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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A. W. T. Konings Department of Radiation and Stress Cellbiology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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P. C. Van Der Hulst Department of Radiation Oncology, Groningen University Hospital, PO Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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R. P. Coppes Department of Radiation and Stress Cellbiology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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H. Meertens Department of Radiation Oncology, Groningen University Hospital, PO Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
Pages 689-700 | Received 21 Dec 2002, Accepted 23 Jul 2003, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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