Impact of proton beam availability on patient treatment schedule in radiation oncology

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 134-146

  Miller, Eric D ^a   Derenchuk, Vladimir ^b   Das, Indra J ^a   Johnstone, Peter A S ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beam availability; Health services research; Proton therapy; Quality; Uptime

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873538501     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v13i6.3968     Document Type: Article

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