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Feasibility and sensitivity study of helical tomotherapy for dose painting plans

Michael A. Deveau University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medical Physics, Madison, Wisconsin, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Stephen R. Bowen University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medical Physics, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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David C. Westerly University of Colorado, Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Robert Jeraj University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medical Physics, Madison, Wisconsin, USA; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Human Oncology, Clinical Sciences Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA; Jozef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Pages 991-996 | Received 19 May 2010, Accepted 03 Jun 2010, Published online: 13 Sep 2010

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