American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) Emerging Technology Committee Report on Electronic Brachytherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 963-972

  Park, Catherine C ^a   Yom, Sue S ^a   Podgorsak, Matthew B ^b   Harris, Eleanor ^c   Price Jr , Robert A ^d   Bevan, Alison ^a   Pouliot, Jean ^a   Konski, Andre A ^d   Wallner, Paul E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^e 21ST CENTURY ONCOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

device terminology; Electronic Brachytherapy; interoperative; Radiation; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THERAPEUTIC RADIOLOGY AND ONCOLOGIES; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL USE; ELECTRONIC BRACHYTHERAPY; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; GERMANY; INTEROPERATIVE; ITS EVALUATION; LOW ENERGIES; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOACTIVE SOURCES; RADIOSURGERY; SAFETY ISSUES; TASK GROUPS;

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; RADIATION; RADIOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; TECHNOLOGY; TERMINOLOGY; TUMORS;

ONCOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRONIC BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOSURGERY;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77449108861     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.10.068     Document Type: Article

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