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Radiation oncology in Canada

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 25 Oct 2017 English Publisher:Oxford University Press (OUP)Journal:Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, volume 48, pages 22-25 (issn: 0368-2811, eissn: 1465-3621,

Authors: Meredith Giuliani; Meredith Giuliani; Mary Gospodarowicz; Mary Gospodarowicz;

doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyx148

pmid: 29077894

Radiation oncology in Canada

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Abstract

In this article we provide an overview of the Canadian healthcare system and the cancer care system in Canada as it pertains to the governance, funding and delivery of radiotherapy programmes. We also review the training and practice for radiation oncologists, medical physicists and radiation therapists in Canada. We describe the clinical practice of radiation medicine from patients' referral, assessment, case conferences and the radiotherapy process. Finally, we provide an overview of the practice culture for Radiation Oncology in Canada.

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Canada, Quality Assurance, Health Care, Neoplasms, Radiation Oncology, Humans, Practice Patterns, Physicians', Delivery of Health Care

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