Conformal radiotherapy for lung cancer: interobservers' variability in the definition of gross tumor volume between radiologists and radiotherapists

Conformal radiotherapy for lung cancer: interobservers' variability in the definition of gross tumor volume between radiologists and radiotherapists

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Conformal external radiotherapy aims to improve tumor control by boosting tumor dose, reducing morbidity and sparing healthy tissues. To meet this objective careful visualization of the tumor and adjacent areas is required. However,...

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Main Authors: Fogaroli Ricardo C, Bitencourt Almir GV, Borba Marcelle A, Pinto Paula NV, Chojniak Rubens, Tyng Chiang J, Castro Douglas G, Novaes Paulo E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-08-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.ro-journal.com/content/4/1/28

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