Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 20, Issue 7 , Pages 859-862 , July 2009

A Primer on Image-guided Radiation Therapy for the Interventional Radiologist

  • Nishita Kothary, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Interventional Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Dr, H3630, Stanford, CA 94305
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to N.K.
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  • Sonja Dieterich, PhD, DABR

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Dr, H3630, Stanford, CA 94305
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  • John D. Louie, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Interventional Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Dr, H3630, Stanford, CA 94305
    • ,
  • Albert C. Koong, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Dr, H3630, Stanford, CA 94305
    • ,
  • Lawrence Vincent Hofmann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Interventional Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Dr, H3630, Stanford, CA 94305
    • ,
  • Daniel Y. Sze, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Interventional Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Dr, H3630, Stanford, CA 94305

Received 3 February 2009 ,Revised 24 March 2009 ,Accepted 26 March 2009.

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 S.D. received an $8,000 research grant from Accuray, Inc.

 None of the authors have identified a conflict of interest.

PII: S1051-0443(09)00337-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.03.037

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 20, Issue 7 , Pages 859-862 , July 2009

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