International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 71, Issue 2 , Pages 346-350 , 1 June 2008

Radiotherapy After Prostatectomy: Is the Evidence for Dose Escalation out There?

  • Christopher R. King, Ph.D., M.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Christopher R. King, Ph.D., M.D., Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Cancer Center, 875 Blake Wilbur Dr., Stanford, CA 94305. Tel: (650) 736-0698; Fax: (650) 725-8231
    • ,
  • Daniel S. Kapp, Ph.D., M.D.

Received 30 August 2007 ,Revised 11 October 2007 ,Accepted 12 October 2007.

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 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S0360-3016(07)04417-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.10.008

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 71, Issue 2 , Pages 346-350 , 1 June 2008

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