Resident-reported brachytherapy experience in ACGME-accredited radiation oncology training programs

Brachytherapy

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 622-627

  Compton, Julia J ^a   Gaspar, Laurie E ^b   Shrieve, Dennis C ^c   Wilson, Lynn D ^d   Griem, Katherine L ^e   Amdur, Robert J ^f   Lee, W Robert ^g  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACGME; Brachytherapy; Case log; Interstitial; Intracavitary; Resident competency in brachytherapy; Residents

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; RESIDENT; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ACGME; BRACHYTHERAPY; CASE LOG; INTERSTITIAL; INTRACAVITARY; RESIDENT COMPETENCY IN BRACHYTHERAPY; RESIDENTS;

ACCREDITATION; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PHYSICIANS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887609206     PISSN: 15384721     EISSN: 18731449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2013.06.004     Document Type: Article

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