International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 59, Issue 3 , Pages 623-633 , 1 July 2004

ASTRO 45th annual meeting presidential address: medicine's arrow, medicine's cycle: lessons for radiation oncology

  • Joel E Tepper, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Joel E. Tepper, M.D., Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, NC Clinical Cancer Center, Room 1043, 101 Manning Drive, CB #7512, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7512, USA. Tel: (919) 966-0400; Fax: (919) 966-7681

Received 8 March 2004 ,Accepted 15 March 2004.

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PII: S0360-3016(04)00513-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.03.032

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 59, Issue 3 , Pages 623-633 , 1 July 2004

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