Medical malpractice in the age of technology: How specialty societies can make a difference

Brachytherapy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-134

  Anscher, Mitchell S ^a   Anscher, Barbara M ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Attorney   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Expert witness; Malpractice; Radiation Oncology; Technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CAREGIVER; COMPUTER; COURT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LAW SUIT; LEADERSHIP; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WITNESS;

BRACHYTHERAPY; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALPRACTICE; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646100314     PISSN: 15384721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2006.01.004     Document Type: Article

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