title: Do refined consensus guidelines improve the uniformity of clinical target volume delineation for rectal cancer? Results of a national review project.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Oncology, Belgium; University Hospitals Leuven, Radiation Oncology, Belgium. Electronic address: ines.joye@uzleuven.be.
authors.forename: Ines
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Joye
authors.affiliation: Belgian Cancer Registry, Research Department, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Macq
authors.affiliation: Belgian Cancer Registry, Research Department, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Evelien
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vaes
authors.affiliation: AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV, Radiation Oncology, Belgium.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roels
authors.affiliation: University Hospitals Leuven, Radiation Oncology, Belgium.
authors.forename: Maarten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lambrecht
authors.affiliation: AZ Sint-Maarten, Radiation Oncology, Duffel, Belgium.
authors.forename: Ans
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pelgrims
authors.affiliation: AZ Delta Roeselare-Menen, Radiation Oncology, Belgium.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bussels
authors.affiliation: OLV Ziekenhuis Aalst, Radiation Oncology, Belgium.
authors.forename: An
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vancleef
authors.affiliation: AZ Groeninge Kortrijk, Radiation Oncology, Belgium.
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stellamans
authors.affiliation: Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scalliet
authors.affiliation: Iridium Kankernetwerk, GZA St. Augustinus, Radiation Oncology, Wilrijk, Belgium.
authors.forename: Reinhilde
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weytjens
authors.affiliation: Hôpital de Jolimont, Radiation Oncology, La Louvière, Belgium.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Christian
authors.affiliation: GHdC - Site Saint-Joseph, Radiation Oncology, Gilly, Belgium.
authors.forename: Anne-Sophie
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Boulanger
authors.affiliation: CMSE Namur, Radiation Oncology, Belgium.
authors.forename: Lorraine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Donnay
authors.affiliation: Epicura Baudour Service Radiotherapie-Oncologie, Belgium.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Van Brussel
authors.affiliation: Institut Jules Bordet, Department of Radiation Oncology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moretti
authors.affiliation: Limburgs Oncologisch Centrum, Jessa Ziekenhuis, Radiation Oncology, Hasselt, Belgium.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Van den Bergh
authors.affiliation: Belgian Cancer Registry, Research Department, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Van Eycken
authors.affiliation: KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Oncology, Belgium.
authors.forename: Annelies
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Debucquoy
authors.affiliation: KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Oncology, Belgium; University Hospitals Leuven, Radiation Oncology, Belgium.
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haustermans
mesh_terms: D001530:Belgium; D032921:Consensus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Central review; Radiotherapy; Rectal cancer; Refined guidelines; Target delineation