Implementation of a quality assurance program for computerized treatment planning systems

Medical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2827-2836

  Camargo, Priscilla R T L ^a   Rodrigues, Laura N ^a   Furnari, Laura ^b   Rubo, Rodrigo A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA TRANSFER; DOSIMETRY; HOSPITALS; MEDICINE; PERSONNEL TRAINING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SOFTWARE TESTING;

COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; CONFIDENCE LIMIT; OBLIQUE INCIDENCE; PATIENT SPECIFIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE TESTS; SIMPLE GEOMETRIES; SOFTWARE PARAMETERS; TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS;

ACCEPTANCE TESTS;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BRAZIL; COMPUTER; DOSIMETRY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMAGING PHANTOM; MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC EQUIPMENT; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING SYSTEM;

HUMANS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE;

EID: 34347405956     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2742779     Document Type: Article

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