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3 International Journal of Medical Physics, Clinical Engineering and Radiation Oncology, 2017, 6, ISSN Online: ISSN Print: Table of Contents Volume 6 Number 4 November 2017 Method for Converting Cone-Beam CT Values into Hounsfield Units for Radiation Treatment Planning T. Abe, K. Tateoka, Y. Saito, T. Nakazawa, M. Yano, K. Nakata, M. Someya, M. Hori, K. Sakata 361 Erratum to Novel Wavelet-Based Segmentation of Prostate CBCT Images with Implanted Calypso Transponders [International Journal of Medical Physics, Clinical Engineering and Radiation Oncology 6 (2017) ] Y. X. Liu, Z. Saleh, Y. L. Song, M. Chan, X. Li, C. Y. Shi, X. Qian, X. L. Tang X-Ray Induced Mutation Frequency at the Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltransferase Locus in Clinically Relevant Radioresistant Cells Y. Kuwahara, M. H. Roudkenar, Y. Urushihara, Y. Saito, K. Tomita, A. M. Roushandeh, T. Sato, A. Kurimasa M. Fukumoto A Technical Note: Inter-Observer and Inter-Modality Variability of Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) and Ultrasound (US) in Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Kidney Cancer R. W. K. Leung, M. Y. P. Wong, V. W. Y. Lee, S. K. T. Cheung, A. K. L. Wong, H. S. L. Luk, F. K. L. Ng, G. M. L. Law, F. K. H. Lee, W. H. Mui, D. Y. K. Ngar Assessment of a Database Management System in a Mammogram Unit of a Radiologic Department in Fann Teaching Hospital (Senegal) M. Gueye, A. S. Badiane, S. Ba Diop, M. Ly, M. D. Ndiaye Gueye, A. Dione Diop, A. Ndoye Diop, M. Fall Investigation of Well-Balanced kv X-Ray Imaging Conditions between Skin Dose and Image Noise for Dynamic Tumor Tracking Irradiation T. Nakai, A. Sawada, H. Tanabe, M. Sueoka, S. Taniuchi, K. Takayama, T. Shiinoki, Y. Ishihara, M. Kokubo Dose Comparison between Eclipse Dose Calculation and Fast Dose Calculator in Single- and Multi-Field Optimization Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy Plans with Various Multi-Beams for Brain Cancer R., Kohno, W. H. Cao, P. Yepes, X. M. Bai, F. Poenisch, D. R. Grosshans, T. Akimoto, R. Mohan. 421 The Impact of Small Field s Off-Set on Output Factor in Intensity Modulated Radiation Treatment H. Ozdemir, N. Tuncel, A. U. Kizildag. 433

4 International Journal of Medical Physics, Clinical Engineering and Radiation Oncology, 2017, 6, ISSN Online: ISSN Print: Inter-Fraction and Intra-Fraction Variation in the Absorbed-Dose Delivery during Interstitial High Dose Rate Brachytherapy A Study Using MicroMOSFET In-Vivo Dosimeter S. Ramapandian, V. Nagarajan, A. Mukherji, P. Vedasoundaram, K. S. Reddy, V. Singhavajala, V. Neelakandan A Post-Mastectomy Radiation Therapy Dose Distribution Study X. Qian, K. Vaidya, L. Puckett, F. Diaz, X. L. Tang, L. Lee, E. Klein 457

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