Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 201-206 , December 2009

Cost-effectiveness of the modifications in the quality assurance system in radiotherapy in the example of in-vivo dosimetry

  • Julian Malicki

      Affiliations

    • Medical Physics Department, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, Poznan, Poland
    • Department of Electroradiology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
    • Department of Medical Physics, Institute of Physics, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Greater Poland Cancer Centre, 5 Garbary, Poznan 61-659, Poland. Tel.: +48 61 8850700; fax: +48 61 8521948.
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  • Marcin Litoborski

      Affiliations

    • Medical Physics Department, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, Poznan, Poland
    • ,
  • Marta Bogusz-Czerniewicz

      Affiliations

    • Training, Scientific Cooperation and Quality Assurance Department, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, Poznan, Poland
    • ,
  • Adam Swiezewski

      Affiliations

    • Costs Analysis Department, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, Poznan, Poland

Received 21 March 2008 ,Revised 9 February 2009 ,Accepted 11 February 2009.

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PII: S1120-1797(09)00013-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2009.02.001

Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 201-206 , December 2009

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