A comparative study of auto-contouring softwares in delineation of organs at risk in lung cancer and rectal cancer

Abstract Radiotherapy requires the target area and the organs at risk to be contoured on the CT image of the patient. During the process of organs-at-Risk (OAR) of the chest and abdomen, the doctor needs to contour at each CT image. The delineations of large and varied shapes are time-consuming and...

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Main Authors: Weijun Chen, Cheng Wang, Wenming Zhan, Yongshi Jia, Fangfang Ruan, Lingyun Qiu, Shuangyan Yang, Yucheng Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02330-y