Managing waiting time for radiotherapy: A single machine unit experience

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 480-484

  Martin, J ^a,b   Bowden, P ^a   Stephens, R ^a   Andrews, J ^a   Bishop, M ^a  

^a PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Radiotherapy; Time interval; Treatment delay; Waiting lists

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MACHINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SCHEDULING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOTHERAPY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ONCOLOGY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RURAL POPULATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; WAITING LISTS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33644876078     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: 14401673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2005.01502.x     Document Type: Review

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