Cost-effectiveness of the modifications in the quality assurance system in radiotherapy in the example of in-vivo dosimetry

Physica Medica

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 201-206

  Malicki, Julian ^a,b,c   Litoborski, Marcin ^a   Bogusz Czerniewicz, Marta ^a   Swiezewski, Adam ^a  

^a GREATER POLAND CANCER CENTRE   (Poland)

^b POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^c ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; In vivo dosimetry; Quality assurance; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LUNG TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIS TUMOR; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 71549168024     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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