Radiation oncology in Australia: Workforce, workloads and equipment 1986-1999

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 146-169

  Wigg, David R ^a,b   Morgan, Graeme W ^a  

^a Westmead and Nepean Hospitals   (Australia)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Equipment; Radiation oncology, workforce; Workload

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHOLE BODY RADIATION; WORKLOAD; X RAY;

AUSTRALIA; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH PHYSICS; HUMANS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0035012668     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2001.00897.x     Document Type: Article

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