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Technical Report

Design, construction, and in vivo feasibility of a positioning device for irradiation of mice brains using a clinical linear accelerator and intensity modulated radiation therapy

Nicholas J. RancilioDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4884-0933
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Shaun DahlSchool of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA;
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Ilektra AthanasiadiDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA;
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Carlos J. Perez-TorresSchool of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA; ;Purdue University Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1321-1326 | Received 19 Jul 2017, Accepted 28 Sep 2017, Published online: 18 Oct 2017

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