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Acta Oncologica Volume 61, 2022 - Issue 2: 20th Acta Oncologica symposium: BiGART 2021 - Biology-Guided Adaptive Radiotherapy. October 5-6, 2021. Middelfart, Denmark – Oslo, Norway - Virtual
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Letters to the Editor: BiGART 2021 Issue

Inter-observer variation in target delineation and dose trade-off for radiotherapy of paediatric ependymoma

Laura Toussainta Danish Centre for Particle Therapy, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Petter Brandalb Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway;c Institute for Cancer Genetics and Informatics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Anna Embringd Department of Oncology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Jacob Engellaue Department of Hematology, Oncology and Radiation Physics, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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Morten Egeberg Evensenb Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Romualdas Griskeviskiusf Department of Medical Physics, National Cancer Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Jolanta Hanseng Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Henna Hietalah Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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Gun Wickart Johanssond Department of Oncology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Morten Jørgenseni Department of Oncology, Rigshospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Paul-Heinz Kramerj West German Proton Therapy Centre Essen, Essen University Hospital, Essen, Germany
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Ingrid Kristensene Department of Hematology, Oncology and Radiation Physics, Skane University Hospital, Lund, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2742-0887
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Kaisa Lehtioh Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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Henriette Magelssenb Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Maja Vestmø Maraldoi Department of Oncology, Rigshospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Kirsten Marienhagenk Department of Oncology, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Ulla Martinssonl Department of Oncology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Kristina Nilssonm Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Experimental and Clinical Oncology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Sarah Petersn Department of Particle Therapy, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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Sandija Plaudej West German Proton Therapy Centre Essen, Essen University Hospital, Essen, Germany
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Klaus Seiersena Danish Centre for Particle Therapy, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Daiva Sendiulieneo Department of External Beam Radiotherapy, National Cancer Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Bob Smuldersa Danish Centre for Particle Therapy, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;i Department of Oncology, Rigshospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Tone Edvardsenk Department of Oncology, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Johan Martin Søbstadk Department of Oncology, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Zarah Taheril Department of Oncology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Leila Vaalavirtap Department of Oncology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Anne Vestergaarda Danish Centre for Particle Therapy, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Beate Timmermannj West German Proton Therapy Centre Essen, Essen University Hospital, Essen, Germany;n Department of Particle Therapy, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany;q West German Cancer Center (WTZ), German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Essen, Germany
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Yasmin Lassen-Ramshada Danish Centre for Particle Therapy, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Pages 235-238 | Received 27 Jun 2021, Accepted 18 Oct 2021, Published online: 31 Dec 2021

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