Radiotherapy treatment verification in the UK: An audit of practice in 2004

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-22

  Stratford, J ^a   Ball, K ^b   Henry, A M ^c   Cullen, J N ^a   Swindell, R ^a   Price, P ^a   Jain, Pooja ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c United Kingdom   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Radiotherapy; Set up; Verification protocols

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETITION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEMOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGY; SIMULATOR; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC;

EID: 30344480546     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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