Changes in practice of breast cancer radiotherapy 1998-2002: An Australasian survey

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 44-52

  Drummond, R ^a   Power, A ^b   Evans, Alison ^b   Luxford, K ^b   Blakey, D ^a   Delaney, G ^c   Rodger, A ^d  

^a PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^b National Breast Cancer Centre   (Australia)

^c LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d BEATSON WEST OF SCOTLAND CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Healthcare; Physician's practice patterns; Quality assurance; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; TOXICITY TESTING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AUSTRALIA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION ONCOLOGY;

EID: 15244351433     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2005.01393.x     Document Type: Review

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