Rural radiation therapy ine(quality): Time to bust an urban myth
Patrick M Dwyer MBBS, FRANZCR
Northern NSW Local Health District, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorNoel J Aherne MB, BCH, BAO, AFRCSI, FRANZCR
Radiation Oncology, North Coast Cancer Institute, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorAbdul Rahim M Tahir MBBS, FRANZCR
Radiation Oncology, North Coast Cancer Institute, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorJacques Hill MBBS, FRANZCR
Radiation Oncology, Port Macquarie Base Hospital, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorReza Masoud-Rahbari MD
Radiation Oncology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorThomas P Shakespeare MBBS, MPH, FRANZCR, FAMS, Grad Dip Med (Clin Epi)
Radiation Oncology, North Coast Cancer Institute, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorPatrick M Dwyer MBBS, FRANZCR
Northern NSW Local Health District, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorNoel J Aherne MB, BCH, BAO, AFRCSI, FRANZCR
Radiation Oncology, North Coast Cancer Institute, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorAbdul Rahim M Tahir MBBS, FRANZCR
Radiation Oncology, North Coast Cancer Institute, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorJacques Hill MBBS, FRANZCR
Radiation Oncology, Port Macquarie Base Hospital, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorReza Masoud-Rahbari MD
Radiation Oncology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorThomas P Shakespeare MBBS, MPH, FRANZCR, FAMS, Grad Dip Med (Clin Epi)
Radiation Oncology, North Coast Cancer Institute, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
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