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Change in diffusion weighted MRI during liver cancer radiotherapy: Preliminary observations

Cynthia L. Eccles Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Hospital, 610 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Ehsan A. Haider Joint Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Masoom A. Haider Joint Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Sharon Fung Department of Biostatistics, Princess Margaret Hospital, 610 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Gina Lockwood Department of Biostatistics, Princess Margaret Hospital, 610 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Laura A. Dawson Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Hospital, 610 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1034-1043 | Received 23 Dec 2008, Published online: 08 Oct 2009

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Cynthia Eccles, Masoom A. Haider & Laura A. Dawson. (2010) In reply to letter to the editor by Dr Willems et al. re: Eccles et al. Change in diffusion weighted MRI during liver cancer radiotherapy: Preliminary observations.. Acta Oncologica 49:2, pages 256-257.
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