Core physics competencies for proton therapy training of radiation oncology and medical physics residents and fellows

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 971-972

  Winey, Brian ^a   Shih, Helen A ^a   Sahoo, Narayan ^b   Lee, Andrew ^b   Vapiwala, Neha ^c   Both, Stefan ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEUTRON THERAPY; NOTE; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; ONCOLOGY; PHOTON; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION ONCOLOGIST; RADIATION SAFETY; RADIATION SHIELD; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING SYSTEM; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT;

CURRICULUM; HEALTH PHYSICS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PHYSICS; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION ONCOLOGY;

EID: 84895755007     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.11.234     Document Type: Article

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