Overview of brachytherapy resources in Europe: A survey of patterns of care study for brachytherapy in Europe

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 50-54

  Guedea, Ferran ^a   Ellison, Tracey ^b   Venselaar, Jack ^c   Borras, Josep Maria ^a   Hoskin, Peter ^h   Poetter, Richard ^d   Heeren, Germaine ^e   Nisin, Roselinne ^e   François, Guy ^e   Mazeron, Jean Jacques ^f   Limbergen, Erik Van ^g   Ventura, Montserrat ^a   Taillet, Michel ^e   Cottier, Brian ^b  

^a BELLVITGE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IDIBELL   (Spain)

^b NHS   (United Kingdom)

^c DR BERNARD VERBEETEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^e European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology   (Belgium)

^f PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^h MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Equipment and supplies; Europe; Infrastructure; Patterns of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN UNION; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; ICELAND; LUNG CANCER; MONACO; NORWAY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

BRACHYTHERAPY; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 33846296995     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2006.11.011     Document Type: Article

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