Breast radiotherapy: An Australasian survey of current treatment techniques

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 170-178

  Delaney, Geoff ^a,e   Blakey, David ^b   Drummond, Roslyn ^b   Kenny, Lizbeth ^c   Rodger, Alan ^d  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^c William Buckland Radiotherapy Centre   (Australia)

^d ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Department of Radiation Oncology ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast; Patterns of care; Quality assurance; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AUSTRALIA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 0035009105     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2001.00898.x     Document Type: Article

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