Clinical and Dosimetric Implications of Air Gaps between Bolus and Skin Surface during Radiation Therapy

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"Clinical and Dosimetric Implications of Air Gaps between Bolus and Skin Surface during Radiation Therapy"
written by Yousaf Khan, J. Eduardo Villarreal-Barajas, Mona Udowicz, Richie Sinha, Wazir Muhammad, Ahmed N. Abbasi, Amjad Hussain,
published by Journal of Cancer Therapy, Vol.4 No.7, 2013

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