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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Helical tomotherapy targeting total bone marrow – First clinical experience at the University of Minnesota

Susanta K. Hui Department of Therapeutic Radiology, University of Minnesota, MN, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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M. R. Verneris Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
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P. Higgins Department of Therapeutic Radiology, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
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B. Gerbi Department of Therapeutic Radiology, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
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B. Weigel Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
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S. K. Baker Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
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C. Fraser Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
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M. Tomblyn Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
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K. Dusenbery Department of Therapeutic Radiology, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
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Pages 250-255 | Received 05 Sep 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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