Information on radiotherapy schedulle interruptions using Mosaiq

Authors

  • Benigno Barbés Fernández Servicio de Oncología Radioterápica, IMED Murcia
  • Lorena del Carmen Hernández Solano Servicio de Oncología Radioterápica, IMED Murcia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37004/sefm/2022.23.2.003

Keywords:

Interruption management, oncologic information system, radiotherapy schedule

Abstract

A methodology is presented to get automatically from the  database of an oncologic information system, those data that  are needed to monitor interruptions in radiotherapy  treatments, on a quick and reliable way.

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2022-11-15

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Information on radiotherapy schedulle interruptions using Mosaiq. (2022). Revista De Física Médica, 23(2), 39-43. https://doi.org/10.37004/sefm/2022.23.2.003
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