Development of indicators of the quality of radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-36

  Danielson, Brita ^a   Brundage, Michael ^b   Pearcey, Robert ^a   Bass, Brenda ^b   Pickles, Tom ^c   Bahary, Jean Paul ^d   Foley, Kimberley ^b   MacKillop, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Delphi technique; Prostate cancer; Quality indicators; Quality of care; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSIMETRY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FOLLOW UP; GLEASON SCORE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL FUNCTION; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TUMOR BIOPSY; URINARY TRACT FUNCTION;

DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79954570423     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2011.02.013     Document Type: Article

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