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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Dose distributions in SBRT of lung tumors: Comparison between two different treatment planning algorithms and Monte-Carlo simulation including breathing motions

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Pages 978-988 | Received 14 Jun 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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