Audit of an automated checklist for quality control of radiotherapy treatment plans

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 579-584

  Breen, Stephen L ^a,b   Zhang, Beibei ^a,b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Quality control; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CHECKLIST; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CHECKLIST; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 78651470417     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.09.008     Document Type: Article

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