Improvements in brachytherapy quality assurance

Eric Slessinger; Perry W. Grigsby; Jackie Williams

doi:10.1016/0360-3016(89)90349-0

Improvements in brachytherapy quality assurance

Eric Slessinger
, Perry W. Grigsby
, Jackie Williams

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Abstract

Quality assurance (QA) for a busy brachytherapy service is a demanding task which requires the involvement of the entire brachytherapy team. This communication describes the QA program for brachytherapy procedures and source identification and inventory which is currently practiced at the Radiation Oncology Center, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	497-500
Number of pages	4
Journal	International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
Volume	16
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-3016(89)90349-0
State	Published - Feb 1989

Keywords

Brachytherapy
Implants
Irradiation
Quality assurance

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