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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: RADIOTHERAPY

Dosimetric effect of the low dose envelope associated with different beam models for carbon-ion spot scanning beam delivery

Hui ZhangInstitute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China; ;Key Laboratory of Heavy Ion Radiation Biology and Medicine of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China; ;Key Laboratory of Basic Research on Heavy Ion Radiation Application in Medicine, Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China; ;School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Tianyuan DaiInstitute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China; ;Key Laboratory of Heavy Ion Radiation Biology and Medicine of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China; ;Key Laboratory of Basic Research on Heavy Ion Radiation Application in Medicine, Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China; ;School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Xinguo LiuInstitute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China; ;Key Laboratory of Heavy Ion Radiation Biology and Medicine of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China; ;Key Laboratory of Basic Research on Heavy Ion Radiation Application in Medicine, Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China; ;School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Weiqiang ChenInstitute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China; ;Key Laboratory of Heavy Ion Radiation Biology and Medicine of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China; ;Key Laboratory of Basic Research on Heavy Ion Radiation Application in Medicine, Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China; ;School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Yuanyuan MaInstitute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China; ;Key Laboratory of Heavy Ion Radiation Biology and Medicine of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China; ;Key Laboratory of Basic Research on Heavy Ion Radiation Application in Medicine, Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China; ;School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Pengbo HeInstitute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China; ;Key Laboratory of Heavy Ion Radiation Biology and Medicine of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China; ;Key Laboratory of Basic Research on Heavy Ion Radiation Application in Medicine, Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China; ;School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Guosheng ShenInstitute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China; ;Key Laboratory of Heavy Ion Radiation Biology and Medicine of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China; ;Key Laboratory of Basic Research on Heavy Ion Radiation Application in Medicine, Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China; ;School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Ping YuanInstitute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China; View further author information
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Zhongying DaiInstitute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China; ;Key Laboratory of Heavy Ion Radiation Biology and Medicine of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China; ;Key Laboratory of Basic Research on Heavy Ion Radiation Application in Medicine, Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China; ;School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Qiang LiInstitute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China; ;Key Laboratory of Heavy Ion Radiation Biology and Medicine of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China; ;Key Laboratory of Basic Research on Heavy Ion Radiation Application in Medicine, Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China; ;School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1790-1793 | Received 16 Dec 2018, Accepted 24 Jul 2019, Published online: 01 Aug 2019

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