| 3D-CRT | Three dimensional conformal radiotherapy
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| ABPI | The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
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| AMRC | Association of Medical Research Charities
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| CHI | Commission for Health Improvement
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| CRC | Cancer Research Campaign
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| CRFF | Cancer Research Funders' Forum
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| DH | Department of Health
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| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid
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| FDA | Food and Drug Administration (USA)
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| GCP | Good Clinical Practice
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| GP | General Practitioner
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| HEFCs | Higher Education Funding Councils
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| HGP | The Human Genome Project
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| HPV | Human Papilloma Virus
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| HSE | Health and Safety Executive
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| ICR | Institute of Cancer Research
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| ICRF | Imperial Cancer Research Fund
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| IMRT | Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy
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| IT | Information Technology
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| JIF | Joint Infrastructure Fund
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| LREC | Local Research Ethics Committee
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| LRF | Leukaemia Research Fund
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| MCA | Medicines Control Agency
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| MRC | Medical Research Council
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| MREC | Multi-centre Research Ethics Committee
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| NCI | National Cancer Institute (USA)
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| NHS | National Health Service
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| NICE | National Institute for Clinical Excellence
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| PET | Positron Emission Tomography
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| RAE | Research Assessment Exercise
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| R&D | Research and Development
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| RCT | Randomised Controlled Trial
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| REC | Research Ethics Committee
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| UKCCCR | United Kingdom Co-ordinating Committee for Cancer Research
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