Clinical variability of target volume description in conformal radiotherapy planning

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 929-932

  Logue, John P ^a   Sharrock, Carole L ^a   Cowan, Richard A ^a   Read, Graham ^a   Marrs, Julie ^a   Mott, David ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinician; Planning; Radiotherapy; Variability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0031831777     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00148-5     Document Type: Article

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