Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 18-28 , January 2012

What We Have Learned: The Impact of Quality From a Clinical Trials Perspective

  • Thomas J. FitzGerald, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to T.J. FitzGerald, MD, Director, Quality Assurance Review Center, 640 George Washington Highway, Suite 201, Lincoln, RI 02865

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 Supported in part by NIH/NCI CA 29511 (Quality Assurance Review Center).

PII: S1053-4296(11)00095-6

doi: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2011.09.004

Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 18-28 , January 2012

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