Failure modes and effects analysis applied to high-dose-rate brachytherapy treatment planning

Brachytherapy

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 382-386

  Wilkinson, D Allan ^a   Kolar, Matthew D ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Failure modes; High dose rate brachytherapy; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CATHETER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EVALUATION; HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; WORKFLOW;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CATHETERS; HUMANS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84879463272     PISSN: 15384721     EISSN: 18731449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2013.03.002     Document Type: Article

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