Implementation of a new cost efficacy method for blood irradiation using a non dedicated device

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Pinnarò, Paola ^a   Soriani, Antonella ^a   D'Alessio, Daniela ^a   Giordano, Carolina ^a   Foddai, Maria Laura ^a   Pinzi, Valentina ^a   Strigari, Lidia ^a  

^a REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD COMPONENT; BLOOD RADIATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; CALIBRATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC EQUIPMENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; THROMBOCYTE; TIME;

BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION; BLOOD PLATELETS; CALIBRATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78651262895     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17569966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-9966-30-7     Document Type: Article

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