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Radiotherapy

A template for writing radiotherapy protocols

Per NilssonDepartment of Oncology and Radiation Physics, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden;Medical Radiation Physics, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Crister CebergMedical Radiation Physics, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Elisabeth KjellénDepartment of Oncology and Radiation Physics, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Giovanna GagliardiSection of Radiotherapy Physics and Engineering, Department of Medical Physics, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Klas BlomgrenDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Sten NilssonDepartment of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Mikael JohanssonDepartment of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Bengt GlimeliusSection of Oncology, Department of Radiology, Oncology and Radiation Science, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Pages 275-279 | Received 07 Mar 2014, Accepted 22 Oct 2014, Published online: 22 Dec 2014

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