The concept of virtual clinical trials: A game changer in radiation oncology research?

Faivre-Finn C, Baker C, Dempsey C, Fisher J, Frangi AF, Gosling A, Hiley C, Lowe M, Marchant T, McWilliam A, Price G, Rieu R, van Herk M, Vasquez Osorio E, Woolf D, Aznar M

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DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2025.111264
Published: 2026 Jan
Container: Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.radonc.2025.111264,
  title = {The concept of virtual clinical trials: A game changer in radiation oncology research?},
  author = {Faivre-Finn C and Baker C and Dempsey C and Fisher J and Frangi AF and Gosling A and Hiley C and Lowe M and Marchant T and McWilliam A and Price G and Rieu R and van Herk M and Vasquez Osorio E and Woolf D and Aznar M},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology},
  doi = {10.1016/j.radonc.2025.111264},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2025.111264}
}

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AU  - Dempsey C
AU  - Fisher J
AU  - Frangi AF
AU  - Gosling A
AU  - Hiley C
AU  - Lowe M
AU  - Marchant T
AU  - McWilliam A
AU  - Price G
AU  - Rieu R
AU  - van Herk M
AU  - Vasquez Osorio E
AU  - Woolf D
AU  - Aznar M
PY  - 2026
JO  - Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
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C, F., C, B., C, D., J, F., AF, F., A, G., C, H., M, L., T, M., A, M., G, P., R, R., M, V. H., E, V. O., D, W., & M, A. (2026). The concept of virtual clinical trials: A game changer in radiation oncology research?. Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2025.111264

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