Deviations in delineated GTV caused by artefacts in 4DCT

Gitte Fredberg Persson, Ditte Eklund Nygaard, Carsten Brink, Jonas Westberg Jahn, Per Munck af Rosenschöld, Lena Specht, Stine Sofia Korreman

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    Abstract

    Four-dimensional computed tomography (4DCT) is used for breathing-adapted radiotherapy planning. Irregular breathing, large tumour motion or interpolation of images can cause artefacts in the 4DCT. This study evaluates the impact of artefacts on gross tumour volume (GTV) size.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalRadiotherapy & Oncology
    Volume96
    Issue number1
    Pages (from-to)61-6
    Number of pages6
    ISSN0167-8140
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2010

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