An update survey of UK in vivo radiotherapy dosimetry practice

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 80, Issue 960, 2007, Pages 1011-1014

  Edwards, Craig R ^a   Hamer, E ^a   Mountford, P J ^a   Moloney, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIODE; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH SURVEY; MEASUREMENT; PHYSICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 38349006194     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/14945156     Document Type: Article

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