Implementation of IMRT in the radiotherapy department

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 76, Issue 912, 2003, Pages 850-856

  McNair, H A ^a,b   Adams, E J ^a,b   Clark, C H ^a,b   Miles, E A ^a,b   Nutting, C M ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY POSITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MACHINE; MEDICAL STAFF; PELVIS TUMOR; PROSTATE TUMOR; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SKULL IRRADIATION; TEAMWORK; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1642535544     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/19737738     Document Type: Review

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