A review of methods of analysis in contouring studies for radiation oncology

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 401-410

  Jameson, Michael G ^a,b   Holloway, Lois C ^a,b,c   Vial, Philip J ^b,c   Vinod, Shalini K ^b,d   Metcalfe, Peter E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Liverpool and Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centres ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

contouring; delineation; inter intra observer variability; radiotherapy accuracy

Indexed keywords

BREAST TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE TUMOR; REVIEW; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 78349262331     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2010.02192.x     Document Type: Review

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