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3 1. Murphy, Martin J., et al. "The management of imaging dose during image-guided radiotherapy: report of the AAPM Task Group 75." Medical physics (2007):

4 1. Murphy, Martin J., et al. "The management of imaging dose during image-guided radiotherapy: report of the AAPM Task Group 75." Medical physics (2007):

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29 Sonke, J.J. Cone Beam CT guided Radiotherapy. AAPM Kim, Jinkoo, et al. "Image-guided localization accuracy of stereoscopic planar and volumetric imaging methods for stereotactic radiation surgery and stereotactic body radiation therapy: a phantom study." International Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology* Physics 79.5 (2011): xiang Li, Feng, et al. "Comparison of the planning target volume based on threedimensional CT and four-dimensional CT images of non-small-cell lung cancer." Radiotherapy and Oncology 99.2 (2011): Li, Fengxing, et al. "Geometrical differences in gross target volumes between 3DCT and 4DCT imaging in radiotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer." Journal of radiation research 54.5 (2013): Wang, Lu, et al. "Dosimetric comparison of stereotactic body radiotherapy using 4D CT and multiphase CT images for treatment planning of lung cancer: evaluation of the impact on daily dose coverage." Radiotherapy and Oncology 91.3 (2009):

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41 1. Ravindran, P. "Dose optimisationduring imaging in radiotherapy." Biomedical imaging and intervention journal 3.2 (2007). 2. Murphy, Martin J., et al. "The management of imaging dose during image-guided radiotherapy: report of the AAPM Task Group 75." Medical physics (2007): Bolard, G. kv imaging dose in RT: evaluation and protocol optimization Hartford, Alan C., et al. "American College of Radiology (ACR) and American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) practice guideline for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)." American journal of clinical oncology 35.6 (2012): *Palm, Åsa, Elisabeth Nilsson, and Lars Herrnsdorf. "Absorbed dose and dose rate using the Varian OBI 1.3 and 1.4 CBCT system." Journal of applied clinical medical physics11.1 (2010). 41

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43 1. Ravindran, P. "Dose optimisationduring imaging in radiotherapy." Biomedical imaging and intervention journal 3.2 (2007). 2. Murphy, Martin J., et al. "The management of imaging dose during image-guided radiotherapy: report of the AAPM Task Group 75." Medical physics (2007): Bolard, G. kv imaging dose in RT: evaluation and protocol optimization Hartford, Alan C., et al. "American College of Radiology (ACR) and American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) practice guideline for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)." American journal of clinical oncology 35.6 (2012): *Palm, Åsa, Elisabeth Nilsson, and Lars Herrnsdorf. "Absorbed dose and dose rate using the Varian OBI 1.3 and 1.4 CBCT system." Journal of applied clinical medical physics11.1 (2010). 43

44 *Palm, Åsa, Elisabeth Nilsson, and Lars Herrnsdorf. "Absorbed dose and dose rate using the Varian OBI 1.3 and 1.4 CBCT system." Journal of applied clinical medical physics11.1 (2010). 44

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