An assessment of the current US radiation oncology workforce: Methodology and global results of the American Society for Radiation Oncology 2012 workforce study

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1129-1134

  Vichare, Anushree ^a   Washington, Raynard ^a   Patton, Caroline ^a   Arnone, Anna ^a   Olsen, Christine ^b   Fung, Claire Y ^c   Hopkins, Shane ^d   Pohar, Surjeet ^e  

^a ASTRO   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Commonwealth Newburyport Cancer Center ^*  (United States)

^d William R Bliss Cancer Center   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEST PRACTICES; MEDICAL PHYSICISTS; METHODS AND MATERIALS; ONLINE SURVEYS; QUALITY AND SAFETIES; RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RESPONSE RATE;

HOSPITALS; NURSING; ONCOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOTHERAPY;

SURVEYS;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ONCOLOGIST; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION ONCOLOGIST; RESIDENT; UNITED STATES; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PHYSICS; MALE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; ONCOLOGY NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; RADIOTHERAPY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PHYSICS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PRIVATE SECTOR; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888302362     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.08.050     Document Type: Conference Paper

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