Influence of CT Window Techniques on Gross Tumor Volume Delineation of Lung Cancer

Juan Wang; Hui Qun Wu; Jian Guo Xia; Le Min Tang

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.271-273.973

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Influence of CT Window Techniques on Gross Tumor Volume Delineation of Lung Cancer

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To determine the variation in delineation of the gross tumor volume(GTV) of lung cancer on CT images with different window width(WW) and window level(WL).

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