Radiography
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 294-300 , November 2008

Radiation therapists’ perceptions of the minimum level of experience required to perform portal image analysis

  • Michala Rybovic

      Affiliations

    • Discipline of Medical Radiation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel: +61 421 305 931; fax: +61 2 9351 9146.
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  • Georgia K. Halkett

      Affiliations

    • Western Australia Centre for Cancer and Palliative Care, Curtin University of Technology, Health Research Campus, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
    • Tel.: +61 8 92661762; fax: +61 8 9266 1770.
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  • Richard B. Banati

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Sciences, Brain & Mind Research Institute – Ramaciotti Centre for Brain Imaging, The University of Sydney, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia
    • Tel.: +61 2 9351 9884; fax: +61 2 9351 9146.
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  • Jennifer Cox

      Affiliations

    • Discipline of Medical Radiation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia
    • Tel.: +612 9351 9060; fax: +61 2 9351 9146.

Received 30 April 2007 ,Revised 19 June 2007 ,Accepted 12 July 2007.

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PII: S1078-8174(07)00063-6

doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2007.07.004

Radiography
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