Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 114-118 , March 2008

Image Guidance in Radiation Oncology Treatment Planning: The Role of Imaging Technologies on the Planning Process

  • Dennis Mah, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY.
    • Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dennis Mah, PhD, Department of Radiation Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 East 210th Street, Bronx, NY 10467.
    • ,
  • Chin Cheng Chen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.

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PII: S0001-2998(07)00141-9

doi: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2007.11.003

Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 114-118 , March 2008

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