Variations in breast tangent radiotherapy: A survey of practice in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 334-338

  Veness, MJ ^a   Delaney, G ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Radiotherapy; Survey; Techniques

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOLOGIST; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0032768375     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.1999.433667.x     Document Type: Article

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