Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 97, Issue 3 , Pages 572-578 , December 2010

Tools for consensus analysis of experts’ contours for radiotherapy structure definitions

  • Rawan Allozi

      Affiliations

    • Washington University, Saint Louis, MO, USA
    • ,
  • X. Allen Li

      Affiliations

    • Medical College Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
    • ,
  • Julia White

      Affiliations

    • Medical College Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
    • ,
  • Aditya Apte

      Affiliations

    • Washington University, Saint Louis, MO, USA
    • ,
  • An Tai

      Affiliations

    • Medical College Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
    • ,
  • Jeff M. Michalski

      Affiliations

    • Washington University, Saint Louis, MO, USA
    • ,
  • Walter R. Bosch

      Affiliations

    • Washington University, Saint Louis, MO, USA
    • ,
  • Issam El Naqa

      Affiliations

    • Washington University, Saint Louis, MO, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Current address: Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus-Box 8224, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.

Received 26 January 2010 ,Revised 15 June 2010 ,Accepted 22 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.06.009

Radiotherapy & Oncology
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