International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 70, Issue 2 , Pages 599-608 , 1 February 2008

Automated Contour Mapping With a Regional Deformable Model

  • Ming Chao, Ph.D.
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  • Tianfang Li, Ph.D.
    • ,
  • Eduard Schreibmann, Ph.D.
    • ,
  • Albert Koong, M.D.
    • ,
  • Lei Xing, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Lei Xing, Ph.D., Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 875 Blake Wilbur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-5847. Tel: (650) 498-7896; Fax: (650) 498-4015

Received 12 March 2007 ,Revised 18 September 2007 ,Accepted 27 September 2007.

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 Supported in part by grants from the Department of Defense (W81XWH-06-1-0235 and W81XWH-05-1-0041), Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (BCTR0504071), and National Cancer Institute (5R01 CA98523 and 1 R01 CA98523).

 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S0360-3016(07)04437-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.09.057

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 70, Issue 2 , Pages 599-608 , 1 February 2008

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