Quality assurance in linac-based stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 147-151

  Rosenzweig, Douglas P ^a   Schell, Michael C ^b   Numaguchi, Yuji ^b  

^a ST LUKE S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Quality Assurance; Sterotactic Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031707702     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-3947(98)00020-X     Document Type: Article

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