Quality control and error detection in the radiotherapy treatment process

Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 125-134

  Bate, Marie Thérèse ^a   Speleers, Bruno ^a   Vakaet, Luc A M L ^a   De Neve, Wilfried J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Quality control; radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007951661     PISSN: 14603969     EISSN: 14671131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1460396999000217     Document Type: Article

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