UK guidelines for the safe delivery of intensity-modulated radiotherapy

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 629-635

  MacKay, R I ^a   Staffurth, J ^b   Poynter, A ^c   Routsis, D ^d  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b VELINDRE CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c IPSWICH HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Guidelines; ; IMRT

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOLOGIST; SAFETY; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; RADIOLOGY; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956241258     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2010.06.017     Document Type: Article

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