The conceptual design of a radiation oncology planning system

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 79-92

  Jung, Bo ^a   Montelius, Anders ^a   Dahlin, Hans ^b   Ekström, Per ^b   Ahnesjö, Anders ^b   Högström, Bo ^b   Glimelius, Bengt ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Helax AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

3D planning; radiation oncology; system design

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DESIGN; MEDICAL COMPUTING;

3D PLANNING; RADIATION ONCOLOGY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

CANCER; COMPUTER SYSTEM; RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031081586     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2607(96)01783-X     Document Type: Article

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