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Virtual simulation and three-dimensional treatment planning and conformal radiation therapy

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Perez, C.A. Virtual simulation and three-dimensional treatment planning and conformal radiation therapy. Rev Oncología 2, 177–179 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02979552

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