IMRT: Delivery techniques and quality assurance

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 76, Issue 911, 2003, Pages 766-776

  Williams, P C ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DEVICE; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; IRRADIATION; MACHINE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR;

HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 0344530449     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/12907222     Document Type: Review

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