Global harmonization of quality assurance naming conventions in radiation therapy clinical trials

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1242-1249

  Melidis, Christos ^a   Bosch, Walther R ^b   Izewska, Joanna ^c   Fidarova, Elena ^c   Zubizarreta, Eduardo ^c   Ulin, Kenneth ^d   Ishikura, Satoshi ^e   Followill, David ^f   Galvin, James ^g   Haworth, Annette ^h,o   Besuijen, Deidre ⁱ   Clark, Clark H ^j,p,q   Miles, Elizabeth ^k,r   Aird, Edwin ^k,r   Weber, Damien C ^a,l   Hurkmans, Coen W ^a,m   Verellen, Dirk ⁿ  

^a EORTC DATA CENTER   (Belgium)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^g RADIATION THERAPY ONCOLOGY GROUP   (United States)

^h PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

ⁱ Calvary Mater Newcastle   (Australia)

^j ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^k MOUNT VERNON CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^l PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^m CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^o Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group   (Australia)

^p NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^q Radiation Therapy Trials Quality Assurance   (United Kingdom)

^r RTTQA   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANCE CONTROL; DOSIMETRY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SURVEYS;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLIANCE CRITERION; DUMMY RUN; GLOBAL HARMONIZATION; META ANALYSIS; METHODS AND MATERIALS; SITE VISITS; STEERING COMMITTEE;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; ONCOLOGY; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT PLANNING; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; IMAGE GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY; IMAGE QUALITY; NOMENCLATURE; ORGANIZATION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY; STANDARDS;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CLINICAL TRIALS DATA MONITORING COMMITTEES; CREDENTIALING; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, IMAGE-GUIDED; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84920019072     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.08.348     Document Type: Article

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