Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 86, Issue 1 , Pages 25-29 , January 2008

MRI/linac integration

  • Jan J.W. Lagendijk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Jan J.W. Lagendijk, Department of Radiotherapy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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  • Bas W. Raaymakers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan, The Netherlands
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  • Alexander J.E. Raaijmakers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan, The Netherlands
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  • Johan Overweg

      Affiliations

    • Philips Research, Hamburg, Germany
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  • Kevin J. Brown

      Affiliations

    • Elekta Oncology Systems, Crawley, UK
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  • Ellen M. Kerkhof

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan, The Netherlands
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  • Richard W. van der Put

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan, The Netherlands
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  • Björn Hårdemark

      Affiliations

    • RaySearch Laboratories, Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Marco van Vulpen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan, The Netherlands
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  • Uulke A. van der Heide

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan, The Netherlands

Received 20 September 2007 ,Revised 23 October 2007 ,Accepted 23 October 2007.

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PII: S0167-8140(07)00547-6

doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.10.034

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Volume 86, Issue 1 , Pages 25-29 , January 2008

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