Quality control of brachytherapy equipment in the Netherlands and Belgium: Current practice and minimum requirements

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 95-102

  Elfrink, Robert J M ^a   Kolkman Deurloo, Inger Karine K ^b   Van Kleffens, Herman J ^a   Rijnders, Alex ^c   Schaeken, Bob ^d   Aalbers, Tony H L ^e   Dries, Wim J F ^f   Venselaar, Jack L M ^g  

^a ELKERLIEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e Netherlands Measurements Institute   (Netherlands)

^f CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^g DR BERNARD VERBEETEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Quality control

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; IRIDIUM 192;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BRACHYTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; HUMAN; INTRACORONARY INFUSION; IRRADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; SAFETY;

BELGIUM; BRACHYTHERAPY; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION ONCOLOGY;

EID: 0036159393     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(01)00489-3     Document Type: Article

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