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B A Buck

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PubMed1991

Quality assurance in stereotactic radiosurgery using a standard linear accelerator.

Methods have recently been developed for using standard linear accelerators to perform stereotactic radiosurgery. The accuracy necessary to perform this procedure requires an intensive quality assurance program to encompass all aspects of dose calibration and mechanical integrity of the treatment unit, the treatment planning process, and treatment delivery. The programs developed at the Joint Center for Radiation Therapy (JCRT) include testing of the linear accelerator and the stereotactic system, cross checking of the treatment planning process, and a quality assurance check list of the treatment delivery procedure. This report outlines in detail the quality assurance program currently in use at the JCRT.

Humans↗
PubMed1985

A beam alignment device for matching fields.

When radiation treatment is delivered to adjacent or contiguous tumor volumes with multiple fields, the geometric alignment of the beams is particularly critical. A beam alignment device has been developed that enables precise matching of such fields.

Breast Neoplasms↗
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Ethical issues of randomized clinical trials.

Randomized clinical trials are an accepted form of experimentation on human subjects to determine the effectiveness of new treatment regimens or drugs. The Declaration of Helsinki, adopted by the World Medical Association, has established guidelines to safeguard humans used as subjects in medical experimentation. The ethical issues of informed consent, the physician-patient relationship and the potential for abuses in research must be considered prior to agreeing to participate in human experimentation.

Clinical Protocols↗
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Radiation therapy technologists: a profile.

The shortage of radiation therapy technologists continues to be a national problem. Data regarding the population who enter the profession, as well as the professional expectations and factors leading to job satisfaction of therapy technologists, need to be determined before effective recruitment and retention strategies can be developed. This article details a survey that was conducted to gather this data.

Female↗