Is the fast-paced technological advancement in radiation treatment equipment good for Indian Scenario? No

Journal of Cancer Policy

Volumn 4, Issue , 2015, Pages 26-30

  Kumar, Ramaiah Vinay ^a   Bhasker, Suman ^b  

^a KIDWAI MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cobalt 60; Developing countries; Linear accelerator; Radiotherapy technology

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60; RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84942098616     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22135383     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpo.2014.11.002     Document Type: Article

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