Statistical analysis of IMRT dosimetry quality assurance measurements for local delivery guideline

Radiation Oncology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Chung, Jin Beom ^a   Kim, Jae Sung ^a   Ha, Sung Whan ^b   Ye, Sung Joon ^b,c  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LIVER CANCER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; CALIBRATION; CARCINOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; EVALUATION; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROSTATE TUMOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CALIBRATION; CARCINOMA; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 79953102210     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1748717X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-717X-6-27     Document Type: Article

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