title: Radiotherapy patient scheduling using a desktop personal computer.
abstract: This paper describes the transition from a conventional paper based patient scheduling system for radiotherapy to a computer based system in a busy clinical department. The hardware and software requirements are set out, together with a description of the current advantages and future potential for development of the system as part of a mathematical model of departmental activity.
authors: Department of Radiation Oncology, Manitoba Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation, Winnipeg, Canada.
authors: S N
authors: SN
authors: Larsson
mesh_terms: D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D006801:Humans; D008838:Microcomputers; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital