Technology evolution: Is it survival of the fittest?

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 27, 2010, Pages 4275-4279

  Zietman, Anthony ^a   Goitein, Michael ^a   Tepper, Joel E ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; METABOLOMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOMICS; PROTON THERAPY; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECONOMICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INSTRUMENTATION; MASS COMMUNICATION; PATIENT SELECTION; RADIOTHERAPY; TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

PROTON;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COST CONTROL; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957969492     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2010.29.4645     Document Type: Review

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