Target volume delineation variation in radiotherapy for early stage rectal cancer in the Netherlands

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 14-21

  Nijkamp, Jasper ^a   De Haas Kock, Danielle F M ^b   Beukema, Jannet C ^c   Neelis, Karen J ^d   Woutersen, Dankert ^e   Ceha, Heleen ^f   Rozema, Tom ^g   Slot, Annerie ^h   Vos Westerman, Hanneke ⁱ   Intven, Martijn ^j   Spruit, Patty H ^k   Van Der Linden, Yvette ^h   Geijsen, Debby ^l   Verschueren, Karijn ^a   Van Herk, Marcel B ^a   Marijnen, Corrie A M ^d  

^a ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRO CLINIC   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^f Radiotherapy Center West   (Netherlands)

^g Dr Bernard Verbeeten Instutute ^*  (Netherlands)

^h Radiotherapeutic Institute Friesland   (Netherlands)

ⁱ ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^j UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^k VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^l ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

Clinical target volume; Delineation atlas; Delineation variation; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ATLASES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84455191860     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2011.08.011     Document Type: Article

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