International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 67, Issue 5 , Pages 1299-1308 , 1 April 2007

Variability Among Breast Radiation Oncologists in Delineation of the Postsurgical Lumpectomy Cavity

  • Daniel M. Landis, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Joint Center for Radiation Therapy Residency Training Program, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
    • Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Daniel M. Landis, M.D., Ph.D., Swedish Cancer Institute at Northwest Hospital, 150 N. 115th Street #G-16, Seattle, WA 98133. Tel: (206) 386-6707; Fax: (206) 363-5907;
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  • Weixiu Luo, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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  • Jun Song, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA.
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  • Jennifer R. Bellon, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA.
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  • Rinaa S. Punglia, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA.
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  • Julia S. Wong, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA.
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  • Joseph H. Killoran, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA.
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  • Rebecca Gelman, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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  • Jay R. Harris, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA.

Received 24 August 2006 ,Accepted 14 November 2006.

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 Conflict of interest: None.

PII: S0360-3016(06)03512-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.11.026

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 67, Issue 5 , Pages 1299-1308 , 1 April 2007

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