The structure of radiation oncology in the United States in 1994

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 179-185

  Owen, Jean B ^a   Coia, Lawrence R ^b   Hanks, Gerald E ^c  

^a AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine Rutgers Health Community Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program   (United States)

^c FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Equipment; Facility survey; Personnel; Structure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY; SIMULATOR; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0030805419     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00289-7     Document Type: Article

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