Clinical Oncology
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 293-300 , May 2008

A Comparison of Internal Target Volume Definition by Limited Four-dimensional Computed Tomography, the Addition of Patient-specific Margins, or the Addition of Generic Margins when Planning Radical Radiotherapy for Lymph Node-positive Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

  • S. Hughes

      Affiliations

    • Division of Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
    • Department of Radiotherapy, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationAuthor for correspondence: S. Hughes, Oncology Department, University College London Hospital, First Floor East, 250 Euston Road, London NW1 2PG, UK. Tel: +44-8451-555-000.
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  • J. McClelland

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London, UK
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  • A. Chandler

      Affiliations

    • Division of Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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  • M. Adams

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
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  • J. Boutland

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
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  • D. Withers

      Affiliations

    • Medical Physics Department, Guy's & St Thomas’ Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
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  • S. Ahmad

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
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  • J. Blackall

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London, UK
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  • S. Tarte

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London, UK
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  • D. Hawkes

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London, UK
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  • D. Landau

      Affiliations

    • Division of Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
    • Department of Radiotherapy, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK

Received 28 February 2007 ,Revised 20 November 2007 ,Accepted 3 December 2007.

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PII: S0936-6555(07)00927-2

doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2007.12.004

Clinical Oncology
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 293-300 , May 2008

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