Radiotherapy: Developments, contradictions and dilemmas

Radiography

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 177-189

  Short, Chris ^a   Griffiths, Sue ^a  

^a United Kingdom   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interruptions; Outcomes; Quality assurance; Set up; Treatment accuracy

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SAFETY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0029792125     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-8174(96)90049-8     Document Type: Review

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