Three Discipline Collaborative Radiation Therapy (3DCRT) special debate: In the future, at least 20% of NIH funding for radiotherapy research should be allocated to non-oncologic applications

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
³ Veterinary Health Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
⁴ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
⁵ Department of Radiation Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
⁶ Department of Radiation Oncology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA.
⁷ Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
⁸ Gershenson Radiation Oncology Center, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI, USA.

Editorial

Krisha Howell et al. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2020 Feb.

. 2020 Feb;21(2):7-13.

doi: 10.1002/acm2.12729. Epub 2019 Oct 1.

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
³ Veterinary Health Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
⁴ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
⁵ Department of Radiation Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
⁶ Department of Radiation Oncology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA.
⁷ Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
⁸ Gershenson Radiation Oncology Center, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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