National structure of radiation oncology in Japan with special reference to designated cancer care hospitals

International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 237-244

  Numasaki, Hodaka ^a   Teshima, Teruki ^a   Shibuya, Hitoshi ^b   Nishio, Masamichi ^c   Ikeda, Hiroshi ^d   Ito, Hisao ^e   Sekiguchi, Kenji ^f   Kamikonya, Norihiko ^g   Koizumi, Masahiko ^a   Tago, Masao ^h   Nagata, Yasushi ⁱ   Masaki, Hidekazu ^j   Nishimura, Tetsuo ^k   Yamada, Shogo ^l  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^d SAKAI MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f ST LUKE'S INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^g HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

ⁱ HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^j NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^k SHIZUOKA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^l TOHOKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Epidemiology; Medical Engineering; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE DATABASE; INSTRUMENTATION; MANPOWER; ONCOLOGY; STATISTICS;

CANCER CARE FACILITIES; HUMANS; JAPAN; RADIATION ONCOLOGY;

EID: 70349581839     PISSN: 13419625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10147-008-0851-6     Document Type: Article

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