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Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, Volume. 43, Issue 3, 030301-1(2025)

Dosimetry optimization of hippocampus-avoidance whole-brain radiotherapy using a linear accelerator

Yu WANG, Deying XU^*, Yunfeng LIU, and Liang YU

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Radiotherapy Center, Panjin Central Hospital, Panjin 124010, China

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Category: RADIOBIOLOGY AND RADIOMEDICINE

Received: Nov. 28, 2024

Accepted: Feb. 10, 2025

Published Online: Jul. 7, 2025

The Author Email: Deying XU (许德颖)

DOI:10.11889/j.1000-3436.2024-0107

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