Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 40-44 , January 2007

Radiation Oncology Physicists Will Need to Better Understand Medical Imaging

  • X. Allen Li, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author and reprints: X. Allen Li, PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Radiation Oncology, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226.
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  • William R. Hendee, PhD

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doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2006.06.004

Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 40-44 , January 2007

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