The quality assurance process for the ARTSCAN head and neck study - A practical interactive approach for QA in 3DCRT and IMRT

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 290-299

  Johansson, Karl Axel ^a   Nilsson, Per ^b   Zackrisson, Björn ^c   Ohlson, Birgitta ^a   Kjellén, Elisabeth ^b   Mercke, Claes ^a   Alvarez Fonseca, Mauricio ^d   Billström, Anette ^d   Björk Eriksson, Thomas ^a   Björ, Ove ^c   Ekberg, Lars ^b   Friesland, Signe ^d   Karlsson, Magnus ^c   Lagerlund, Magnus ^d   Lundkvist, Lena ^c   Löfroth, Per Olov ^c   Löfvander Thapper, Kerstin ^b   Nilsson, Alla ^b   Nyman, Jan ^a   Persson, Essie ^e   Reizenstein, Johan ^e   Rosenbrand, Hans Olov ^f   Wiklund, Fredrik ^c   Wittgren, Lena ^b   more..

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

3DCRT; Head and neck; IMRT; Multicentre trial; Quality assurance; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TUMOR VOLUME;

FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43049165323     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.12.005     Document Type: Article

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