Radiation therapy for nonmalignant diseases in Germany: Current concepts and future perspectives

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 180, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 718-730

  Seegenschmiedt, M Heinrich ^a,b   Micke, Oliver ^b   Willich, Norman ^b  

^a ALFRIED KRUPP KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inflammatory degenerative hyperproliferative functional disorders; Patterns of care study; Quality assurance; Radiotherapy of nonmalignant diseases

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; EQUIPMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; INFLAMMATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIATION; POSTAL MAIL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; REGISTER; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

FORECASTING; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; NEOPLASMS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 11144291517     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00066-004-9197-9     Document Type: Review

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