International Perspectives on Quality Assurance and New Techniques in Radiation Medicine: Outcomes of an IAEA Conference

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Shortt, Ken ^a   Davidsson, Lena ^a   Hendry, Jolyon ^a   Dondi, Maurizio ^a   Andreo, Pedro ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

International Atomic Energy Agency; Quality assurance; Radiation medicine

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTIMIZATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PERSONNEL TRAINING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIOTHERAPY;

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY; MEDICAL RADIATION IMAGING; PATIENT SAFETY; RADIATION MEDICINE;

NUCLEAR MEDICINE;

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL AUDIT; HEALTH PHYSICS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; INTERNATIONALITY; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC;

EID: 41749104873     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.07.2390     Document Type: Article

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