Safety in radiation oncology: The role of international initiatives by the international atomic energy agency

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 789-794

  Abdel Wahab, May ^a,b   Rosenblatt, Eduardo ^a   Holmberg, Ola ^a   Meghzifene, Ahmed ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

IAEA; International Atomic Energy Agency; patient safety; quality; radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY; MANPOWER PLANNING; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ONCOLOGY; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION SAFETY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84928096694     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: 1558349X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2011.07.014     Document Type: Review

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