Radiosurgery scope of practice in Canada: A report of the Canadian association of radiation oncology (CARO) radiosurgery advisory committee

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 122-128

  Roberge, David ^a   Ménard, Cynthia ^b   Bauman, Glenn ^c   Chan, Alex ^d   Mulroy, Liam ^e   Sahgal, Arjun ^b   Malone, Shawn ^f   McKenzie, Michael ^g   Schroeder, Garry ^h   Fortin, Marie Andrée ⁱ   Ebacher, Annie ^j   Milosevic, Michael ^b,k  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c LONDON REGIONAL CANCER PROGRAM   (Canada)

^d Alberta Radiosurgery Centre   (Canada)

^e DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f OTTAWA REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^g BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^h CANCERCARE MANITOBA   (Canada)

ⁱ CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^j CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^k Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Radiosurgery; Scope of practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOSURGERY;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CANADA; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOSURGERY; SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77950339560     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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