Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 87, Issue 1 , Pages 1-2 , April 2008

Improved accuracy and outcome in radiotherapy of lung cancer

  • Morten Høyer

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Morten Høyer, Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Norrebrogade 44, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.

Received 5 March 2008 ,Accepted 7 March 2008.

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PII: S0167-8140(08)00149-7

doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.03.004

Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 87, Issue 1 , Pages 1-2 , April 2008

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