Innovative program for palliative radiotherapy in Australia

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 76-81

  Holt, T R ^a   Yau, V K Y ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bone metastases; Outpatient clinic; Pain relief; Palliative radiotherapy; Waiting time

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BONE METASTASIS; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION;

AUSTRALIA; BONE NEOPLASMS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DOSE FRACTIONATION; HUMANS; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 77749249691     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2010.02141.x     Document Type: Article

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