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Clinical Radiobiology and Physics

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This chapter will discuss the fundamental concepts and factors important in radiation biology and physics as they apply to radiation therapy.

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Acknowledgment:

We thank Gautam Prasad MD, PhD, and Jean Pouliot PhD for their work on the prior edition of this chapter.

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Serah Choi, Yao Yu & John Murnane

  2. Biological System Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA

    Eleanor A. Blakely

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  1. Serah Choi
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Correspondence to Eleanor A. Blakely .

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  1. The Oregon Clinic, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA

    Eric K. Hansen

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Franc, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA

    Mack Roach III

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Choi, S., Yu, Y., Blakely, E.A., Murnane, J. (2018). Clinical Radiobiology and Physics. In: Hansen, E., Roach III, M. (eds) Handbook of Evidence-Based Radiation Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62642-0_43

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