Intensity-modulated radiation therapy and image-guided radiation therapy: Small clinic implementation

Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-86

  Ting, Joseph Y ^a,b   Scarbrough, Todd J ^a,b,c,d  

^a Melbourne Internal Medicine Associates   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLLIMATOR; DIGITAL IMAGING; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE GUIDED RADIATION THERAPY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PHYSICS;

EID: 33645385373     PISSN: 08898588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2006.01.013     Document Type: Review

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