Consistency of three-dimensional planning target volumes across physicians and institutions

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 445-453

  Ketting, Case H ^a   Austin Seymour, Mary ^b   Kalet, Ira ^b   Unger, Jonathan ^c   Hummel, Sharon ^b   Jacky, Jon ^b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c RSA Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

ICRU 50; Planning target volume; Three dimensional treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HUMANS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0030940641     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00459-2     Document Type: Article

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