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Acta Oncologica Volume 56, 2017 - Issue 11: 15th Acta Oncologica symposium: BiGART2017 - Biology-Guided Adaptive Radiotherapy - Aarhus, Denmark - June 13-16, 2017
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Influence of gray level discretization on radiomic feature stability for different CT scanners, tube currents and slice thicknesses: a comprehensive phantom study

Ruben T. H. M. LarueDepartment of Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO, the D-Lab), GROW-School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Correspondence[email protected]
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Janna E. van TimmerenDepartment of Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO, the D-Lab), GROW-School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-8166-6853View further author information
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Evelyn E. C. de JongDepartment of Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO, the D-Lab), GROW-School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-3785-8281View further author information
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Giacomo FelicianiDepartment of Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO, the D-Lab), GROW-School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; View further author information
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Ralph T. H. LeijenaarDepartment of Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO, the D-Lab), GROW-School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; View further author information
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Wendy M. J. SchreursDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Zuyderland Medical Centre, Heerlen, The Netherlands; View further author information
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Meindert N. SosefDepartment of Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Centre, Heerlen, The Netherlands; View further author information
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Frank H. P. J. RaatDepartment of Radiology, Laurentius Medical Centre, Roermond, The Netherlands; View further author information
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Frans H. R. van der ZandeDepartment of Radiology, Vie Curi Medical Centre, Venlo, The Netherlands; View further author information
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Marco DasDepartment of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Wouter van ElmptDepartment of Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO, the D-Lab), GROW-School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; View further author information
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Philippe LambinDepartment of Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO, the D-Lab), GROW-School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; View further author information
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Pages 1544-1553 | Received 01 May 2017, Accepted 02 Jul 2017, Published online: 08 Sep 2017

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