International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 76, Issue 3 , Pages 649-655 , 1 March 2010

Radiation Oncology in Undergraduate Medical Education: A Literature Review

  • Kristopher E.B. Dennis, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Kristopher Dennis, M.D., BC Cancer Agency, 600 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5Z 4E6. Tel: (604) 877-6000, ext. 2006; Fax: (604) 877-0505
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  • Graeme Duncan, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.

Received 14 July 2009 ,Accepted 17 August 2009.

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 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S0360-3016(09)02976-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.08.038

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 76, Issue 3 , Pages 649-655 , 1 March 2010

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