Feasibility of CBCT-based target and normal structure delineation in prostate cancer radiotherapy: Multi-observer and image multi-modality study

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 154-161

  Lütgendorf Caucig, Carola ^a   Fotina, Irina ^a   Stock, Markus ^a   Pötter, Richard ^a   Goldner, Gregor ^a   Georg, Dietmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cone beam CT; Contouring uncertainty; Inter observer variability; Prostate delineation; Prostate radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RECTUM; SEMINAL VESICLES; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 79951855794     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.11.016     Document Type: Article

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