Radiography
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 8-13 , February 2010

A comparison of kV and MV imaging in head and neck image guided radiotherapy

Received 7 August 2008 ,Revised 3 August 2009 ,Accepted 3 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2009.08.002

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