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Evaluation of an automatic segmentation algorithm for definition of head and neck organs at risk

BACKGROUND: The accurate definition of organs at risk (OARs) is required to fully exploit the benefits of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for head and neck cancer. However, manual delineation is time-consuming and there is considerable inter-observer variability. This is pertinent as functio...

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Autores principales: Thomson, David, Boylan, Chris, Liptrot, Tom, Aitkenhead, Adam, Lee, Lip, Yap, Beng, Sykes, Andrew, Rowbottom, Carl, Slevin, Nicholas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4123306/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25086641
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-717X-9-173