Subjectivity in interpretation of portal films

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 529-534

  Perera, Theresa ^a   Moseley, Joanne ^a   Munro, Peter ^a,b  

^a LONDON REGIONAL CANCER PROGRAM   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Image registration; Portal films; Subjectivity; Visual inspection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY; TECHNIQUE; X RAY FILM;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0032868617     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00204-7     Document Type: Article

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