"Distributed proton radiation therapy" - A new concept for advanced competence support

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1094-1101

  Karlsson, Mikael ^a   Björk Eriksson, Thomas ^b   Mattsson, Olof ^b   Mattsson, Sören ^c   Montelius, Anders ^d   Nilsson, Per ^c   Zackrisson, Björn ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; IMAGING SYSTEM; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; RESPONSIBILITY; TECHNOLOGY;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SWEDEN; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 33751324094     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: 1651226X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841860600897876     Document Type: Article

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