Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 260-268 , October 2006

The Atlas of Complication Incidence: A Proposal for a New Standard for Reporting the Results of Radiotherapy Protocols

  • Andrew Jackson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Andrew Jackson, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Medical Physics, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021.
    • ,
  • Ellen D. Yorke, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
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  • Kenneth E. Rosenzweig, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.

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 Supported in part by PO1 CA 59017 from the National Institutes of Health, United States.

PII: S1053-4296(06)00035-X

doi: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2006.04.009

Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 260-268 , October 2006

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