A PERSONAL REFLECTION ON THE HISTORY OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY AT MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER
In: International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, Jg. 80 (2011), Heft 3, S. 845-850
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Purpose: To provide a historical and personal narrative of the development of radiation oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), from its founding more than 100 years ago to the present day. Methods and Materials: Historical sources include the Archives of MSKCC, publications by members of MSKCC, the author's personal records and recollections, and her communications with former colleagues, particularly Dr. Basil Hilaris, Dr. Zvi Fuks, and Dr. Beryl McCormick. Conclusions: The author, who spent 38 years at MSKCC, presents the challenges and triumphs of MSKCC's Radiation Oncology Department and details MSKCC's breakthroughs in radiation oncology. She also describes MSKCC's involvement in the founding of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.
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A PERSONAL REFLECTION ON THE HISTORY OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY AT MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | CHU, Florence C. H |
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Zeitschrift: | International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, Jg. 80 (2011), Heft 3, S. 845-850 |
Veröffentlichung: | New York, NY: Elsevier, 2011 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
Umfang: | print, 21 ref |
ISSN: | 0360-3016 (print) |
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