Cost-minimization analysis: Radiation treatment with and without a multi-leaf collimator

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1443-1448

  Foroudi, Farshad ^a   Lapsley, Helen ^b   Manderson, Christine ^a   Yeghiaian Alvandi, Roland ^a  

^a Westmead and Nepean Hospitals   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost minimization analysis; Multileaf collimation; Technology assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COLLIMATOR; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; RADIOTHERAPY; STAFF; TECHNOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA; CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; CONTRACT SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; MAINTENANCE AND ENGINEERING, HOSPITAL; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 0034662334     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(00)00540-X     Document Type: Article

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