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Letter

Effect of gating window width on lung dosimetric parameters and on treatment time at gated radiotherapy for lung cancer

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Pages 1246-1249 | Received 05 Dec 2010, Accepted 21 Feb 2011, Published online: 04 Apr 2011

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