Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 6, Issue 12 , Pages 876-883 , December 2009

Utilization of Advanced Imaging Technologies for Target Delineation in Radiation Oncology

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 This study was supported by T32 grant RR023254 from the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, Md).

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doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2009.08.006

Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 6, Issue 12 , Pages 876-883 , December 2009

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