Quality indicators in radiotherapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 191-200

  Cionini, Luca ^a   Gardani, Gianstefano ^b   Gabriele, Pietro ^c   Magri, Secondo ^d   Morosini, Pier Luigi ^e   Rosi, Antonella ^f   Viti, Vincenza ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c CANDIOLO CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d Servizio di Fisica Sanitaria   (Italy)

^e Centro Nazionale di Epidemiologia   (Italy)

^f ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Indicators; Quality; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CERTIFICATION; DOSIMETRY; ITALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HUMANS; ITALY; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 33847226333     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2006.12.009     Document Type: Article

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