Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 52-57 , January 2011

Physical characterization and comparison of two commercially available micro-MLCs

  • Tarun K. Podder

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Kimmel Cancer Center (NCI-designated), Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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  • Greg Bednarz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, UPMC Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA
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  • Yan Yu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Kimmel Cancer Center (NCI-designated), Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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  • James M. Galvin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Kimmel Cancer Center (NCI-designated), Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA

Received 3 April 2009 ,Revised 28 December 2009 ,Accepted 27 January 2010.

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PII: S1120-1797(10)00007-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2010.01.005

Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 52-57 , January 2011

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