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Why Is
Accuracy
So Important?
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Consistency and uniformity
Within the department
Prospective data collection
Analysis of local practice and impact on patients
Within the context of clinical trials
Compliance with trial specifications
Allows for collections of data and comparison of outcomes and
toxicity at a larger international scale
“reduction in inter- and intra-observer variability and therefore
unambiguous reporting of possible dose-volume effect relationships”
(van der Water, 2009)