Centre credentialing for Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group trial 06.02: Multicentre feasibility study of accelerated partial breast irradiation

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 412-418

  Kron, T ^a,b   Willis, D ^a   Bignell, F ^c   Martland, J ^d   Donnell, S ^e   May, S ^f   Chua, B H ^g,h  

^a PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^b Department of Radiation Oncology ^*  (Australia)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^h WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast radiotherapy; Centre credentialing; Partial breast irradiation; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGING; IRRADIATION; ONCOLOGY; PHOTON THERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68749111713     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2009.02097.x     Document Type: Article

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