ArticleInternational journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics2016
Closing the Cancer Divide Through Ubuntu: Information and Communication Technology-Powered Models for Global Radiation Oncology.
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Wilfred NgwaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Physics and Applied Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts. Electronic address: wngwa@lroc.harvard.edu.
Twalib NgomaDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Anthony ZietmanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
Nina MayrDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Ahmed ElzawawyAfrican Organization for Research and Training in Cancer, Rondebosch, South Africa.
Thomas A WinninghamHealth First Cancer Institute, Titusville, Florida.
Onyinye BalogunDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York.
Nelly Enwerem-BromsonProgram of Action for Cancer Therapy, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria.
Christian NtizimiraKibagabaga Hospital, Kigali City, Rwanda.
Olufunmilayo I OlopadeCenter for Clinical Cancer Genetics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Doyin OluwolePink Ribbon Red Ribbon, Dallas, Texas.
Folakemi OdedinaAfrican Organization for Research and Training in Cancer, Rondebosch, South Africa; College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Makeda WilliamsCenter for Global Health, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland.
John FlaniganCenter for Global Health, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland.
Lydia AsanaAfrican Renaissance Ambassador Corporation, Orlando, Florida.
Kenneth NgwaAfrican Renaissance Ambassador Corporation, Orlando, Florida.
Stephen AveryDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Julianne M PollardDepartment of Radiation Physics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Teboh RolandDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Neba Funwi-gabgaSouthern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Victor MbarikaInformation and Communication Technology University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Patricia HardenberghShaw Regional Cancer Center, Edwards, Colorado.
Karen WinkfieldDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
Yakov PipmanInternational Educational Activities Committee, American Association of Physicists in Medicine, College Park, Maryland.
Christina StefanAfrican Organization for Research and Training in Cancer, Rondebosch, South Africa; South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa.
Mamsau NgomaOcean Road Cancer Institute, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Sulma MohammedDepartment of Comparative Pathobiology and Purdue University Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
Matthew KatzLowell General Hospital, Lowell, Massachusetts.
Sajo ErnoDepartment of Physics and Applied Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts.
Janaki MoniDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Thomas FitzgeraldDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Nathan TonlaarRadiating Hope, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Jason EfstathiouDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
David GiergaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
Charles AyoCovenant University, Ota, Nigeria.
Felicia KnaulHarvard Global Equity Initiative, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Mary GospodarowiczPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, 610 University Avenue, M5G 2M9, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
G Mike MakrigiorgosDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Paul L NguyenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Funding
Brachytherapy in situ dose-painting administered via gold-nanoparticle elutersK01CA172478 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI NGWA, WILFRED · 2013 to 2017
$883kNCI NIH HHS K01 CA172478
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Developing CountriesGlobal HealthHealthcare DisparitiesInformation ManagementRadiation OncologyTerminology as TopicAfricaBiomedical ResearchCancer Care FacilitiesCapacity BuildingHumansInformation DisseminationNeoplasmsOrganizations, NonprofitPain Management
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