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. 2023 Sep 12:28:100219.
doi: 10.1016/j.tipsro.2023.100219. eCollection 2023 Dec.

ESTRO-ACROP guideline for positioning, immobilisation and setup verification for local and loco-regional photon breast cancer irradiation

M E Mast  1 , A Leong  2   3 , S S Korreman  4   5   6 , G Lee  7   8 , H Probst  9 , P Scherer  10 , Y Tsang  7   8
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ESTRO-ACROP guideline for positioning, immobilisation and setup verification for local and loco-regional photon breast cancer irradiation

M E Mast et al. Tech Innov Patient Support Radiat Oncol. .
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Configuration of the skin marks for patient setup.
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