Delineation of the postprostatectomy prostate bed using computed tomography: Interobserver variability following the EORTC delineation guidelines

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Ost, Piet ^a   De Meerleer, Gert ^a   Vercauteren, Tom ^a   De Gersem, Werner ^a   Veldeman, Liv ^a   Vandecasteele, Katrien ^a   Fonteyne, Valérie ^a   Villeirs, Geert ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adjuvant; Delineation; Postoperative; Prostate; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT; APPARENT VOLUME; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DELINEATION; INTEROBSERVER AGREEMENT; INTEROBSERVER VARIABILITY; KAPPA STATISTIC; POSTOPERATIVE; PROSTATE; RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY; SEMINAL VESICLE; STANDARD DEVIATION;

RADIOTHERAPY; STATISTICS; TOMOGRAPHY; UROLOGY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; RELAPSE; SEMINAL VESICLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSTATE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SEMINAL VESICLES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUMOR BURDEN; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 80053130270     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.12.057     Document Type: Article

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