Quality assurance of HDR prostate plans: Program implementation at a community hospital

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 243-248

  Rush, Jennifer B ^a   Thomas, Michael D ^a  

^a High Point Regional Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; HDR; Prostate; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; IMAGING; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULTRASOUND;

ALGORITHMS; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE FRACTIONATION; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 27644497525     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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