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Research Article

Inter- and intrafractional localisation errors in cone-beam CT guided stereotactic radiation therapy of tumours in the liver and lung

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Pages 1177-1183 | Received 19 May 2010, Accepted 27 May 2010, Published online: 30 Jun 2010

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