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Volume 72, Issue 1 , Pages 144-152 , 1 September 2008

Japanese Structure Survey of Radiation Oncology in 2005 Based on Institutional Stratification of Patterns of Care Study

Teruki Teshima, M.D.
- Department of Medical Physics and Engineering, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Reprint requests to: Teruki Teshima, M.D., Department of Medical Physics and Engineering, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-7 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. Tel: (+81) 6-6879-2570; Fax: (+81) 6-6879-2570
Hodaka Numasaki, M.S.
- Department of Medical Physics and Engineering, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
Hitoshi Shibuya, M.D.
- Department of Radiology, Tokyo Dental and Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Masamichi Nishio, M.D.
- Department of Radiology, National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Hiroshi Ikeda, M.D.
- Division of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
Hisao Ito, M.D.
- Department of Radiology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
Kenji Sekiguchi, M.D.
- Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Norihiko Kamikonya, M.D.
- Department of Radiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
Masahiko Koizumi, M.D.
- Department of Radiological Technology, Fujita Health University School of Health Sciences, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Masao Tago, M.D.
- Department of Radiology, University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Yasushi Nagata, M.D.
- Department of Radiation Oncology and Image-Applied Therapy, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
Hidekazu Masaki, M.D.
- Department of Radiology, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Tetsuo Nishimura, M.D.
- Division of Radiation Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan
Shogo Yamada, M.D.
- Tohoku University Hospital Cancer Center, Sendai, Japan
Japanese Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology Database Committee

Received 10 October 2007 ,Revised 12 December 2007 ,Accepted 13 December 2007.

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