Interobserver variability in target volume delineation in postoperative radiochemotherapy for gastric cancer. A pilot prospective study

Clinical and Translational Oncology - Tập 14 Số 2 - Trang 132-137 - 2012
Cristina Moretones Agut1, David F. Cantú de León2, Arturo Navarro2, Olalla Santacruz2, A. Boladeras2, Miquel Macià2, M. Cambray2, Valentı́ Navarro3, Ignasi Modolell4, Ferrán Guedea2
1Radiation Oncology Department Institut Català d’Oncologia, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
2Radiation Oncology Department Institut Català d’Oncologia, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
3Clinical Research Unit Institut Català d’Oncologia, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
4Medical Physics Department Institut Català d’Oncologia, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

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