Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 245-257 , October 2007

Computational Challenges for Image-Guided Radiation Therapy: Framework and Current Research

  • Lei Xing

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
    • ,
  • Jeffrey Siebers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
    • ,
  • Paul Keall

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Paul Keall, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Drive, A0-40, Stanford, CA 94305-5304.

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 Supported by the National Cancer Institute (R01 CA 93,626, 98,524 and 104205) and the Department of Defense (PC040282).

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doi: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2007.07.004

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