American college of radiology (ACR) and American society for radiation oncology (ASTRO) practice guideline for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 612-617

  Hartford, Alan C ^a   Galvin, James M ^b   Beyer, David C ^c   Eichler, Thomas J ^d   Ibbott, Geoffrey S ^e   Kavanagh, Brian ^f   Schultz, Christopher J ^g   Rosenthal, Seth A ^h  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Arizona Oncology Services   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^g MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^h Radiological Associates of Sacramento Medical Group Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

dosimetry; intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT); practice guidelines; quality assurance; radiation oncology; safety; volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT)

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HUMANS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 84870187312     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: 1537453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/COC.0b013e31826e0515     Document Type: Review

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