Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8240447 | International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics | 2008 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Despite the applied immobilization devices, patients drift away from their initial position during a treatment fraction. These drifts are in general small if compared with conventional treatment margins, but will significantly contribute to the margin for high-precision radiation treatments with treatment times of 15 min or longer.
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Authors
Mischa S. Ph.D., Joost J. M.D., Ph.D., Peter C. M.D., Ph.D., Ben J.M. Ph.D.,