Quality Assurance Needs for Modern Image-Based Radiotherapy: Recommendations From 2007 Interorganizational Symposium on "Quality Assurance of Radiation Therapy: Challenges of Advanced Technology"

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Williamson, Jeffrey F ^a   Dunscombe, Peter B ^b   Sharpe, Michael B ^c   Thomadsen, Bruce R ^d   Purdy, James A ^e   Deye, James A ^f  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced technology radiotherapy; Brachytherapy; Image guided radiotherapy; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISKS; MEDICAL IMAGING; ONCOLOGY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY RADIOTHERAPY; BRACHYTHERAPY; IMAGE-GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; IMAGING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

BRACHYTHERAPY; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC;

EID: 41749096375     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.08.080     Document Type: Article

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