Variability of target volume delineation in cervical esophageal cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 277-288

  Tai, Patricia ^a   Van Dyk, Jake ^a,b   Yu, Edward ^a   Battista, Jerry ^a   Stitt, Larry ^a   Coad, Terry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LONDON REGIONAL CANCER PROGRAM   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer of the esophagus; Quality assurance; Radiation therapy; Target volume definition; Three dimensional (3D) treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BARIUM;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CANADA; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 0032171026     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00216-8     Document Type: Article

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