New perspectives in radiation oncology: Young radiation oncologist point of view and challenges

Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 251-254

  Lopez Guerra, Jose Luis ^a   Isa, Nicolas ^a,b   Kim, Michelle M ^c   Bourgier, Celine ^d   Marsiglia, Hugo ^a,d  

^a Grupo IMO Instituto Madrileño de Oncología   (Spain)

^b Institute Nacional del Cáncer   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

Author keywords

Evidence based; Oncology; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NURSE; ONCOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST;

EID: 84867728881     PISSN: 15071367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rpor.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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