Technology assessment of multileaf collimation: A North American users survey

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 705-710

  Klein, Eric E ^a   Tepper, Joel ^b   Sontag, Mark ^c   Franklin, Michael ^d   Ling, Clifton ^e   Kubo, Dale ^f  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

MLC; Multileaf collimation; Survey; Technology assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COLLIMATOR; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; LUNG; NORTH AMERICA; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT;

CONSUMER SATISFACTION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; PHYSICS; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0033001376     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00046-2     Document Type: Article

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