Differences in target outline delineation from CT scans of brain tumours using different methods and different observers

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 151-156

  Yamamoto, Masashi ^a   Nagata, Yasushi ^a   Okajima, Kaoru ^a   Ishigaki, Takashi ^a   Murata, Rumi ^a   Mizowaki, Takashi ^a   Kokubo, Masaki ^a   Hiraoka, Masahiro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

CT simulator; Target volume; Treatment planning; X ray simulator

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032918127     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(99)00015-8     Document Type: Article

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