Quantifying interobserver variation in target definition in palliative radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1498-1504

  Grabarz, Daniel ^a,b   Panzarella, Tony ^b   Bezjak, Andrea ^b   McLean, Michael ^b   Elder, Christine ^b,c   Wong, Rebecca K S ^b  

^a Centro Oncologia Mendel and Associados   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Fluoroscopy; Interobserver variability; Palliative radiotherapy; Radiotherapy planning

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; INTEROBSERVER VARIABILITY; PALLIATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING;

BONE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FLUORESCENT SCREENS; GAIT ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; PLANNING; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE; TOMOGRAPHY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; SOFT TISSUE CANCER; SPINE METASTASIS;

ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS; BONE NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PALLIATIVE CARE; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79960099919     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.04.014     Document Type: Article

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