Quality assurance activities in radiotherapy

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 493-496

  Ikeda, Hiroshi ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RESEARCH; DOSIMETRY; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; IN VITRO STUDY; IONIZING RADIATION; JAPAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; ONCOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PHYSICS; RADIATION RESPONSE; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; RADIOTHERAPY; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EUROPE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; JAPAN; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0036982345     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: 14653621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyf116     Document Type: Editorial

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