International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 64, Issue 1 , Pages 3-5 , 1 January 2006

Radiation-enhanced immune response to cancer: Workshop, Anaheim, CA, April 17, 2005

  • Robert M. Sutherland, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Robert M. Sutherland, Ph.D., Varian Medical Systems, Varian Biosynergy, 2599 Garcia Ave, Mountain View, CA 94043. Tel: (650) 623-1209; Fax: (650) 623-1297

Received 13 June 2005 ,Revised 10 August 2005 ,Accepted 17 August 2005.

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 Workshop participants: Silvia Formenti (New York University), Chandan Guha (Einstein/Montefiore), Jeffrey Schlom (National Cancer Institute [NCI]), William McBride (University of California-Los Angeles), Howard Streicher (NCI), Luka Milas (M. D. Anderson Cancer Center), Douglas Thamm (Colorado State University [CSU]), Richard Morse (Varian Medical Systems), David Vail (CSU), Robert Sutherland (Varian Biosynergy), and Dennis Panical (Therion Biologics).

PII: S0360-3016(05)02581-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.08.036

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 64, Issue 1 , Pages 3-5 , 1 January 2006

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