Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 224-231 , October 2006

The Clinical Application of Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy

  • Randall K. Ten Haken, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Randall K. Ten Haken, PhD, University of Michigan, Department of Radiation Oncology, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0010.
    • ,
  • Theodore S. Lawrence, MD, PhD

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 Supported in part by NIH Grant P01CA59872.

PII: S1053-4296(06)00031-2

doi: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2006.04.005

Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 224-231 , October 2006

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