Cobalt, linac, or other: What is the best solution for radiation therapy in developing countries?

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 476-480

  Page, Brandi R ^a   Hudson, Alana D ^b   Brown, Derek W ^b   Shulman, Adam C ^c   Abdel Wahab, May ^d   Fisher, Brandon J ^e,f   Patel, Shilpen ^g  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c Overlook Medical Center   (United States)

^d CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e GammaWest Cancer Services   (United States)

^f Radiating Hope   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; LINEAR ACCELERATORS;

CANCER PATIENTS; DEVELOPING WORLD; EN-ROUTE; MEGAVOLTAGE; RADIATION THERAPY TREATMENT; TECHNICAL STANDPOINT; TELETHERAPY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

COBALT 60; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL;

AGING; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COBALT TELETHERAPY; COST; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIATION; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SAFETY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CANCER CARE FACILITIES; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EQUIPMENT REUSE; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 84902096491     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.12.022     Document Type: Article

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