Has the time come for doing away with Cobalt-60 teletherapy for cancer treatments

Journal of Medical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 63-65

  Ravichandran, R ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60;

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COBALT TELETHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INDIA; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 67650227458     PISSN: 09716203     EISSN: 19983913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6203.51931     Document Type: Editorial

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