Lung Cancer
Volume 69, Issue 1 , Pages 71-76 , July 2010

Quantitative helical dynamic contrast enhanced computed tomography assessment of the spatial variation in whole tumour blood volume with radiotherapy in lung cancer

  • Quan-Sing Ng

      Affiliations

    • National Cancer Centre, Singapore
    • Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Northwood, United Kingdom
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  • Vicky Goh

      Affiliations

    • Paul Strickland Scanner Centre, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, Middlesex HA6 2RN,United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1923 844 751; fax: +44 1923 844 600.
    • ,
  • Jessica Milner

      Affiliations

    • Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Northwood, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Josefin Sundin

      Affiliations

    • University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • David Wellsted

      Affiliations

    • University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Michele I. Saunders

      Affiliations

    • Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Northwood, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Peter J. Hoskin

      Affiliations

    • Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Northwood, United Kingdom

Received 23 February 2009 ,Revised 27 August 2009 ,Accepted 1 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2009.09.002

Lung Cancer
Volume 69, Issue 1 , Pages 71-76 , July 2010

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