Current calibration, treatment, and treatment planning techniques among institutions participating in the Children's Oncology Group

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 245-260

  Urie, Marcia ^a,b   FitzGerald, T J ^a,b   Followill, David ^c   Laurie, Fran ^a   Marcus, Robert ^d   Michalski, Jeff ^e  

^a Quality Assurance Review Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DISEASES; ONCOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; RADIATION;

MULTILEAF COLLIMATORS;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; IRRADIATION; MAXILLARY SINUS; ONCOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION PHYSICS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRAIN; CALIBRATION; CHILD; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0037215363     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(02)03827-0     Document Type: Article

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