Treatment planning for radiotherapy in northern Italy: A survey by the National AIFB-AIRO Committee on 3D-Treatment Planning

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 89-94

  Palazzi, Mauro ^a   Somigliana, Anna ^a   Torresin, Alberto ^b   Cerrotta, Annamaria ^a   Gardani, Gianstefano ^a,c   Andreucci, Luciano ^d  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b AO Niguarda Ca' Granda   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Radiation therapy facilities; Radiotherapy; Survey; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; RADIOTHERAPY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING; WORKLOAD;

DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0031870382     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(98)00056-5     Document Type: Article

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