title: Research and development of radiation therapy in clinical routines.
abstract: In an investigation conducted by the Swedish Cancer Society, the present status, critical issues and future aspects and potentials were described by an expert group for each of nine major areas of radiation therapy research. In this report, research and development in radiation therapy clinical routines is described. The terms research, development, quality assurance, quality control and clinical routines in radiation therapy are also defined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. bjorn.zackrisson@onkologi.umu.se
authors.forename: Björn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zackrisson
authors.forename: Sören
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mattsson
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kjellén
authors.forename: Bengt
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Glimelius
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D018787:Radiation Oncology; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / Q000592:standards*; D020266:Radiotherapy, Conformal / Q000592:standards*; D013548:Sweden