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RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY
Volume 117, Issue 1, Pages 83-90Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2015.07.041
Keywords
Head and neck; Organs at risk; Interobserver variability; Consensus delineation guidelines
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Purpose: The objective of this project was to define consensus guidelines for delineating organs at risk (OARS) for head and neck radiotherapy for routine daily, practice and for research purposes. Methods: Consensus guidelines were formulated based on in-depth discussions of a panel of European, North American, Asian and Australian radiation oncologists. Results: Twenty-five OARS in the head and neck region were defined with a concise description of their main anatomic boundaries. The Supplemental material provides an atlas of the consensus guidelines, projected on 1 mm axial slices. The atlas can also be obtained in DICOM-RT format on request. Conclusion: Consensus guidelines for head and neck OAR delineation were defined, aiming to decrease interobserver variability among clinicians and radiotherapy centers. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
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