The electronification of the radiation oncology treatment cycle: The promises and pitfalls of a digital department

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 270-276

  Nowlan, Adam W ^a   Sutter, Anna Iwinski ^a   Fox, Timothy H ^a   Johnstone, Peter A S ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Automation; Information technology; Quality; Radiation oncology

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CALCULATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ELECTRONICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT POSITIONING; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84928096682     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2004.01.010     Document Type: Article

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