Do refined consensus guidelines improve the uniformity of clinical target volume delineation for rectal cancer? Results of a national review project

Joye I, Macq G, Vaes E, Roels S, Lambrecht M, Pelgrims A, Bussels B, Vancleef A, Stellamans K, Scalliet P, Weytjens R, Christian N, Boulanger AS, Donnay L, Van Brussel S, Moretti L, Van den Bergh L, Van Eycken E, Debucquoy A, Haustermans K
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Radiotherapy and oncology
In a previous national central review project, 74% of the rectal cancer clinical target volumes (CTVs) needed a modification. In a follow-up initiative, we evaluated whether the use of refined international consensus guidelines improves the uniformity of CTV delineation in clinical practice.