Decision-making models in the analysis of portal films: A clinical pilot study

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 72-83

  See, Andrew ^a   Kron, Tomas ^a,b   Johansen, Jørgen ^a   Hamilton, Chris ^a   Bydder, Sean A ^a   Hawkins, Janelle ^a   Roff, Marianne ^a   Denham, James W ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decision making models; Patient movement; Portal imaging; Radiotherapy verification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FILM; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LARYNX CANCER; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034077272     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2000.00775.x     Document Type: Article

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