Target volume delineation for preoperative radiotherapy of rectal cancer: Inter-observer variability and potential impact of FDG-PET/CT imaging

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 393-398

  Krengli, Marco ^a   Cannillo, Barbara ^a   Turri, Lucia ^a   Bagnasacco, Paolo ^b   Berretta, Laura ^c   Ferrara, Teresa ^d   Galliano, Mario ^e   Gribaudo, Sergio ^f   Melano, Antonella ^g   Munoz, Fernando ^h   Sciacero, Piera ⁱ   Tseroni, Vassiliki ^h   Bassi, Maria Chiara ^a   Brambilla, Marco ^a   Inglese, Eugenio ^a  

^a University Hospital Maggiore della Carita   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE DEGLI INFERMI   (Italy)

^c C Arrigo Children's Hospital   (Italy)

^d CANDIOLO CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^e CARDINAL MASSAIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f Sant'Anna University Hospital of Turin   (Italy)

^g S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^h MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ ASL n 9   (Italy)

Author keywords

Observer variability; PET CT; Radiotherapy; Rectal cancer; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC USE; HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SCINTISCANNING;

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77956523690     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303461000900408     Document Type: Article

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