Current status of the infrastructure and characteristics of radiation oncology in Korea

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 623-627

  Huh, Seung Jae ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Equipment and facilities; Manpower and services; Radiotherapy infrastructure of Korea

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANPOWER; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TELETHERAPY;

FORECASTING; KOREA; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 43149087918     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: 14653621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hym073     Document Type: Article

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