Whiteboard Patient Tracking System Improves Radiation Oncology Treatment Planning Workflow
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Development of an electronic radiation oncology patient information management system.
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0360-3016
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.1924