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Radiation Research Program

Medical Physics

(1) Plans, develops and administers a program that facilitates the interaction of radiation oncology physicists with the NCI; (2) coordinates the physics-related activities of the RRP with other programs elsewhere within NCI and NIH and other Federal agencies; (3) participates in clinical, developmental and educational activities of the Radiation Oncology Sciences Program, including the Radiation Oncology Branch; (4) provides a focal point within NCI for extramural investigators engaged in technological activities that relate to radiation oncology and that might benefit from scientific and technical interaction with radiation oncology physicists.