Radiography
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 26-39 , February 2010

A Delphi study on research priorities in radiation therapy: The Australian perspective

  • Jennifer Cox

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, P.O. Box 170, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 2 9351 9060; fax: +61 2 9351 9146.
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  • Georgia Halkett

      Affiliations

    • Western Australia Centre for Cancer and Palliative Care, Curtin University of Technology, Health Research Campus, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
    • ,
  • Claudia Anderson

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, P.O. Box 170, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia
    • ,
  • Robert Heard

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, P.O. Box 170, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia

Received 15 May 2009 ,Revised 30 July 2009 ,Accepted 26 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2009.09.006

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