A real-time audit of radiation therapy in a regional cancer center

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 115-124

  Brundage, Michael D ^a,b   Dixon, Peter F ^a,b   MacKillop, William J ^a,b   Shelley, Wendy E ^a,b   R r Hayter, Charles ^a,b   Paszat, Lawrence F ^a,b   Youssef, Youssef M ^a,b   Robins, Jean M ^b   McNamee, Anne ^b   Cornell, Annette ^b  

^a Kingston Regional Cancer Center   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Outcome and process assessment; Quality assurance; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

CANADA; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 0032954547     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00368-X     Document Type: Article

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