Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences
Volume 41, Issue 2 , Pages 79-86 , June 2010

Perspectives in Implementing Radiogenomics to Radiotherapy

  • William Tyler Tran, RTT, BSc, MSc(c)

      Affiliations

    • Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: William Tyler Tran, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5.
    • ,
  • Carol Gillies, RTT, MSc, FCAMRT

      Affiliations

    • Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
    • University of Toronto

Received 21 July 2009 ,Revised 17 March 2010 ,Accepted 18 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jmir.2010.03.005

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences
Volume 41, Issue 2 , Pages 79-86 , June 2010

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