A Brief Note on the Limitation of Treatment Planning in Proton Therapy

Suresh Rana^1,

¹Department of Medical Physics, ProCure Proton Therapy Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

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Suresh Rana. A Brief Note on the Limitation of Treatment Planning in Proton Therapy. American Journal of Cancer Prevention. 2014; 2(1):4-4. doi: 10.12691/ajcp-2-1-2

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