ProCaLung - Peer review in stage III, mediastinal node-positive, non-small-cell lung cancer: How to benchmark clinical practice of nodal target volume definition and delineation in Belgium.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The Quality Assurance project for stage III non-small cell lung cancer radiotherapy ProCaLung performed a multicentric two-step exercise evaluating mediastinal nodal Target Volume Definition and Delineation (TVD) variability and the opportunity for standardization. The TVD variability before and after providing detailed guidelines and the value of qualitative contour reviewing before applying quantitative measures were investigated. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The case of a patient with stage III NSCLC and involved mediastinal lymph nodes was used as a basis for this study.... Mehr ...