International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 74, Issue 4 , Pages 985-986 , 15 July 2009

The Most Important Question

  • Benjamin W. Corn, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Tel Aviv University School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Benjamin W. Corn, M.D., Tel Aviv University School of Medicine, 6 Weizmann St., Tel Aviv 97261 Israel. Tel: (+972) 2571-4122; Fax: (+972) 2571-3829
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  • Eli Glatstein, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Received 19 February 2009 ,Revised 12 March 2009 ,Accepted 13 March 2009.

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 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S0360-3016(09)00510-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.03.044

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 74, Issue 4 , Pages 985-986 , 15 July 2009