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Deep inspiration breath hold radiotherapy for locally advanced lung cancer: Comparison of different treatment techniques on target coverage, lung dose and treatment delivery time

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Pages 1582-1586 | Received 03 May 2013, Accepted 05 Jun 2013, Published online: 19 Sep 2013

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