A quality assurance network in Central European Countries: Radiotherapy infrastructure

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 159-165

  Novotny, Joseph ^a   Izewska, Johanna ^a   Dutreix, Andrée ^a   Van Der Schueren, Emmanuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CZECH REPUBLIC; DOSIMETRY; EUROPE; HUNGARY; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIATION; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031748309     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028418698429711     Document Type: Article

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