Radiation therapy port films: A quality assurance study

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 223-227

  Morgan, Thomas L ^a   Banks, Dorothy A ^a   Kagan, A Robert ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Field localization errors; Port films; Quality assurance; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; X RAY FILM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HUMANS; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 0031698002     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00195-3     Document Type: Article

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