Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 193-198 , October 2006

Innovative Techniques in Radiation Therapy: Editorial, Overview, and Crystal Ball Gaze to the Future

  • Steve Webb, PhD, DSc

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Professor Steve Webb, Institute of Cancer Research, University of London, Head of Department, Head of Radiotherapy Physics Research, Joint Department of Physics, Royal Marsden NHS Trust, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5PT, UK.
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  • Philip M. Evans, DPhil

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doi: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2006.04.001

Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 193-198 , October 2006

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