Radiotherapy Dose Fractionation, Access and Waiting Times in the Countries of the UK in 2005

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 273-286

  Williams, M V ^a   Summers, E T ^a   Drinkwater, K ^a   Barrett, A ^b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGISTS   (United Kingdom)

^b NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access rates; fractionation; modelling; radiotherapy; waiting times

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SARCOMA; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

DOSE FRACTIONATION; ENGLAND; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NORTHERN IRELAND; PALLIATIVE CARE; SCOTLAND; WAITING LISTS; WALES;

EID: 34248590488     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2007.03.011     Document Type: Article

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