The Growth of Radiation Oncology in Mainland China During the Last 10 Years

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 795-798

  Yin, Weibo ^a,b,c   Chen, Bo ^a   Tian, Fenghua ^a   Yu, Yun ^a   Kong, Feng Ming ^c  

^a Chinese Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology   (China)

^b PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^c Sino American Network for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology   (China)

Author keywords

China; Facilities; Radiation oncology

Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETER; EDITORIAL; FLUOROSCOPY; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; IONIZATION CHAMBER; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MACHINE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STAFF; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; RADIOLOGY; SIMULATOR; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CHINA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 38849085877     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.10.017     Document Type: Editorial

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