Future of physics in medicine and biology

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 178-184

  Jeraj, Robert ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOLOGY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MEDICINE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSICS;

EID: 60549106432     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: 1651226X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841860802558938     Document Type: Note

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