Telemedicine in radiotherapy: A study exploring remote treatment planning, supervision and economics

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 245-250

  Norum, Jan ^a   Bruland, Øyvind S ^b   Spanne, Oddvar ^a   Bergmo, Trine ^c   Green, Tor ^b   Olsen, Dag R ^d   Olsen, Jan H ^c   Sjåeng, Elisabeth E ^c   Burkow, Tatiana ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNN   (Norway)

^d Department of Medical Physics   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COST; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 23644456565     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/1357633054471858     Document Type: Article

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