Quality improvement process to assess tattoo alignment, set‐up accuracy and isocentre reproducibility in pelvic radiotherapy patients. Issue 4 (21st November 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Elsner, Kelly; Francis, Kate; Hruby, George; Roderick, Stephanie
• Is Part Of: Journal of medical radiation sciences. Volume 61:Issue 4(2014:Dec.)
• Page Start: 246
• Page End: 252
• Publication Date: 2014-11-21
• Subjects: Radiology, Medical -- Periodicals; Radiology, Medical -- Australia -- Periodicals; Radiology, Medical -- New Zealand -- Periodicals; Radiotherapy -- Periodicals; Diagnostic imaging -- Periodicals; 616
• DOI: 10.1002/jmrs.79
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2051-3895

Abstract

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