Medical Image Analysis
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 640-649 , August 2011

Quantifying variability in radiation dose due to respiratory-induced tumor motion

  • S.E. Geneser

      Affiliations

    • Scientific Computing & Imaging Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Present address: Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
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  • J.D. Hinkle

      Affiliations

    • Scientific Computing & Imaging Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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  • R.M. Kirby

      Affiliations

    • Scientific Computing & Imaging Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
    • ,
  • B. Wang

      Affiliations

    • Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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  • B. Salter

      Affiliations

    • Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
    • ,
  • S. Joshi

      Affiliations

    • Scientific Computing & Imaging Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

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Medical Image Analysis
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 640-649 , August 2011

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