Flattening filter free beam energy selection and its impact in multitarget intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery treatments

Samir Laoui; Dante E. Roa; Jeffrey Kuo; Maxim Baldytchev; Jonathan Gonzales; Salam Dietrich; Nilam Ramsinghani; Parima Daroui; Hanako Farol

doi:10.1016/j.meddos.2020.05.001

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Flattening filter free beam energy selection and its impact in multitarget intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery treatments

Samir Laoui Dante E. Roa Jeffrey Kuo Maxim Baldytchev Jonathan Gonzales Salam Dietrich Nilam Ramsinghani Parima Daroui Hanako Farol

Medical Dosimetry Vol. 45 No. 4 pp. 363-367 · Elsevier BV

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Samir Laoui, Dante E. Roa, Jeffrey Kuo, et al. (2020). Flattening filter free beam energy selection and its impact in multitarget intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery treatments. Medical Dosimetry, 45(4), 363-367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meddos.2020.05.001

Flattening filter free beam energy selection and its impact in multitarget intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery treatments

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