Training needs of radiographers for implementing Tomotherapy in NHS practice

Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 175-183

  Dean, June C ^a   Routsis, Donna S ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; IGRT; radiographer led; Tomotherapy; training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DECISION MAKING; DOSIMETRY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RADIOGRAPHER; RADIOTHERAPY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOMOTHERAPY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77958600614     PISSN: 14603969     EISSN: 14671131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1460396910000099     Document Type: Article

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