Interplanner variability in carrying out three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy for non-small-cell lung cancer

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 293-296

  Everitt, S ^a,b   Kron, T ^a   Fimmell, N ^a   Reynolds, J ^a   Laferlita, C ^a   Ball, D ^a   Schneider Kolsky, M ^a   Budd, R ^a   Mac Manus, M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Non small cell lung cancer; Radiotherapy; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 43549094034     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2008.01957.x     Document Type: Article

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