Radiography
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 26-33 , February 2009

A new graduate education program in radiation therapy

  • Rachael Beldham-Collins

      Affiliations

    • Radiation Oncology Network, Department of Radiation Oncology, Westmead Hospital, PO Box 533, Wentworthville NSW 2145, Australia
    • School of Medical Radiation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia
  • ,
  • Danielle Milinkovic

      Affiliations

    • School of Medical Radiation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 2 9351 9517; fax: +61 2 9351 9146.

Received 22 September 2004 ,Revised 20 June 2007 ,Accepted 1 July 2007.

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PII: S1078-8174(07)00059-4

doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2007.07.001

Radiography
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 26-33 , February 2009