Addition of MRI to CT in consensus reading with a radiologist results in a moderate decrease of the CTV, but an important decrease of the interobserver delineation variation, especially at the prostatic apex.
This automated planning method is capable of replacing the contouring of the clinical target volume as well as the trial-and-error procedure of assigning weights of wedged and unwedged beams by an experienced planner.
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