Interobserver variability of clinical target volume delineation of glandular breast tissue and of boost volume in tangential breast irradiation

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 293-299

  Struikmans, Henk ^a,b   Wárlám Rodenhuis, Carla ^a   Stam, Tanja ^a   Stapper, Gerard ^a   Tersteeg, Robbert J H A ^a   Bol, Gijsbert H ^a   Raaijmakers, Cornelis P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast conserving therapy; Interobserver variability; Radiotherapy; Target volume delineation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; RADIOTHERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 25844455703     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2005.03.029     Document Type: Article

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